Kipilovo Kale

The Fortress Kipilovo Kale rises on the Hisarlaka summit, 3 km southeastern from the village of Kipilovo, and 24 km western from the town of Kotel (Central Bulgaria). The Fortress is an irregular trapezium and spreads on an area of 8,000 sq.m. There is a lot of protected from the 2.5-m thick fortified walls, reaching 8-10 m in height. Three of the gates of the fortress are protected nowadays. A 12-m deep well is found in the eastern part of the fortress, and it used to supply it with water. According to the archeologists Kipilovo Kale was constructed in the end of the 6th century by the Romans for defence against the invading from the north Barbarians. It is assumed that the fortress existed till the end of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom.