Egyptokastro

Egyptokastro, a Frankish castle of the thirteenth century, stands on a low hill along the road to Santomeri, and though administratively it belongs to the village of Flokas, it is bound up with the origins of two others, Fostena and Arla. Its name, which means Gypsy castle, is probably a nineteenth-century reference to a Roma settlement on the site, while the more flattering Egyptiokastro is likely a later embellishment. Scholars cannot agree on its medieval identity, linking it variously to Phostena or Arroula. The region initially fell within the barony of Chalandritsa, and the castle was most likely raised under its first baron, Guy de Dramelay, in the early decades of the century. The structure is a contiguous, irregular polygon with towers, embrasures and a gate, measuring roughly 50 by 30 metres, and survives to near full height, though the east side has gaping holes. Its walls, about two metres thick, are built of small uncut stones, mortar and tiles. A pointed-vault cistern, some 10 by 7 metres, sits at the centre, and a stream below feeds an early modern water mill.

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