Ukraine · 6th century
The Zagaytan Isar is an archaeological site comprising the ruins of two medieval fortifications of different periods (6th–7th and 15th century), located in the southwest of the Crimean peninsula, on the territory of the Balaklava district of Sevastopol, on the western cape of the Zagaytan rock south of the Kalamita fortress. By order No. 2073-r of the Government of the Russian Federation of 17 October 2015 the isar was declared an archaeological monument of federal significance.
Machine-translated from “Загайтанский исар” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zagaytansky castle ranks #8,967 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #187 of the 195 mapped in Ukraine. Founded c. 600, it is older than 96% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 39 atlas entries founded in the 6th century. 18 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sevastopol, 7 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.
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