Fortress
Ilurat
🇺🇦 Ukraine · 1st century
Ilurat is a Bosporan fortress with an agricultural settlement, situated 17 km south-west of Kerch (ancient Panticapaeum). Mentions of this fortress are found in the works of Claudius Ptolemy.
Machine-translated from “Iluraton” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ilurat ranks #6,613 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #105 of the 183 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 100, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 19 atlas entries founded in the 1st century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Ilurat?
Ilurat stands in Ukraine, at 45.28528°, 36.29222°.
When was Ilurat built?
The atlas dates its founding to 100. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Ilurat?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,613 of 7,738 worldwide, and #105 in Ukraine. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Ilurat?
Kerch Fortress, about 15 km away.
More castles in Ukraine
- Baturyn Fortress Ukraine
- Tsetsyno Fortress Ukraine · 14th century
- Zaliztsi Castle Ukraine · 16th century
- Kryvche Castle Ukraine · 17th century
More fortresses
- Fort of São Jorge at Oitavos Portugal · 17th century
- Fort of Almádena Portugal · 17th century
- Kastro Gramvousas Greece · 16th century
- Aptera Fortress Greece