The Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the South of Ukraine: Tyahin Fortress
Journal: Lietuvos archeologija
Year: 2022

The article is devoted to the results of the research of the fortress Tyagin, built by the Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas on the territory of the island Bolshoye Gorodishche in the late 14th to early 15th century. The archaeological materials provided valuable information about the syncretism of the complex of monuments on the island, the typology, layout and size of the fortress. It was one of the earliest stone castle-type fortresses on the northern Black Sea coast, a part of the defensive lin