Fortress of Tetrtsikhe (Region of Artaani)
Fortress of Tetrtsikhe (Georg. თეთრციხე, Tur. Akçakale). Ancient monument of Georgian architecture, built on the island of Lake Chrdili (Georg. ჩრდილი), now Childir, in the historical region of Georgia – Artaani (Georg. არტაანი), Turkey. The term “Tetrtsikhe” is the old, authentic, Georgian name of the island and the fortress located on it. It translates as – “White Castle”. The Turks translated this name into their own language, and today it is officially called Akcakale.
The island on which the castle was built was connected to the shore by a stone bridge, and the entrance from the village to the island was fortified with walls and towers, which were covered with snow-white hewn stones. That is why it was called the White Castle. The fortress complex consists of a church and a round tower. In the middle part there are various building remains, which are destroyed almost to the level of the foundation. At the base of the castle. There are megalithic layers.
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