Some 30 metres away stand the ruins of a 6th-century three-church basilica, whose outlook was altered in the early 8th century, probably as a result of an enemy attack as suggested by traces of fire. Fragments of the 12th–13th-century pottery found on the church's floor indicate that the church was still in use at that time, eventually falling to ruin in the 14th century, probably as a result of Timur's invasions of Georgia. Around the church there are a number of burials.