page_title: Khotiv hillfort
hierarchical_section_title: Khotiv hillfort
caption_attribution_description: English: Khotiv hillfort of Scythian times. Ukraine, Khotiv village in Kiev-Sviatoshyn Raion of Kiev oblast. Fortifications existing in 2017, as well as demolished in 21st century, are shown. Location of the rampart is given according to Дараган М., Орлюк М., Роменець А., Бондар К. Інтерпретація даних високоточної магнітної зйомки в складі археологічної ГІС (на прикладі Хотівського городища скіфської доби). 15th EAGE International Conference on Geoinformatics - Theoretical and Applied Aspects. 10-13 May 2016, Kiev, Ukraine (for another version, see Покровська Є.Ф. Хотівське городище // Археологічні пам’ятки УРСР. — 1952. — Т. 4. — С. 13.). Possible places of ancient entrances are given according to Ye. F. Pokrovska, head of the first archaeological excavations of the hillfort (Покровська Є.Ф. Хотівське городище // Археологічні пам’ятки УРСР. — 1952. — Т. 4. — С. 13., schematic plan by Pokrovska and a satellite view). Places of archaeological excavations are shown according to: 1. Петровська Є. О. Ранньоскіфські пам’ятки на південній околиці Києва / В кн.: Археологія. — К.: Наукова думка, 1970. — Т. XXIV. — С. 131. 2. Дараган М., Орлюк М., Роменець А., Бондар К. Інтерпретація даних високоточної магнітної зйомки в складі археологічної ГІС (на прикладі Хотівського городища скіфської доби). 15th EAGE International Conference on Geoinformatics - Theoretical and Applied Aspects. 10-13 May 2016, Kiev, Ukraine. Probe holes are not shown. Borders of the archaeological reserve "Khotiv hillfort in the borders of fortifications of Scythian times" (Instruction of Kiev City State administration dated from 17.05.2002 - розпорядження КМДА від 17.05.2002&#160;р. №&#160;979 "Про внесення доповнень до рішень виконкому Київської міської ради народних депутатів від 16.07.1979&#160;р. №&#160;920 «Про уточнення меж історико-культурних заповідників і зон охорони пам'яток історії та культури в м. Київ») are shown according to Євсюков Т., Опенько І. Моніторинг особливо цінних земель із застосуванням технологій ДЗЗ та ГІС // Вісник Львівського національного аграрного університету. Сер&#160;: Економіка АПК. - 2013. - № 20(2). - С. 5. Border of Khotiv and Kiev is shown according to Khotiv master plan.
context_page_description: Khotiv hillfort is a hillfort of early Iron Age in the village of Khotiv, Ukraine.
  The hillfort adjoins the southern part of Kiev, namely Feofaniya Park. It occupies a rhombic plateau 1000x700 m wide, bordered by valleys of the streams. All the plateau area, 31 ha, was surrounded with earth rampart, while the slope of the hill was fortified by a scarp with a berm and a moat beneath. The rampart, scarp and berm are well preserved on the western and eastern edges, and remains of the moat are much less conspicuous now. It is supposed that the hillfort had 3 entrances: in the northern, eastern and southern part of the rampart.
  Khotiv hillfort has the status of an archaeological monument since 1965. In 2007, official borders of the monument were cut down, and in 2009, the excluded areas became the place of house building. The northern part of the hillfort was demolished by building of a palace of Ukrainian billionaire Yuri Kosiuk. Later, the works began in the southern and eastern parts of the hillfort, which are planned for building too.
context_section_description: Khotiv hillfort is a hillfort of early Iron Age (Scythian times, 6 century BC) in the village of Khotiv, Ukraine.
  The hillfort adjoins the southern part of Kiev, namely Feofaniya Park. It occupies a rhombic plateau 1000x700 m wide, bordered by valleys of the streams. All the plateau area, 31 ha, was surrounded with earth rampart, while the slope of the hill was fortified by a scarp with a berm and a moat beneath. The rampart, scarp and berm are well preserved on the western and eastern edges, and remains of the moat are much less conspicuous now. It is supposed that the hillfort had 3 entrances: in the northern, eastern and southern part of the rampart.
  Khotiv hillfort has the status of an archaeological monument since 1965. In 2007, official borders of the monument were cut down, and in 2009, the excluded areas became the place of house building. The northern part of the hillfort was demolished by building of a palace of Ukrainian billionaire Yuri Kosiuk. Later, the works began in the southern and eastern parts of the hillfort, which are planned for building too.
caption: Map of the hillfort. Fortifications existing in 2017, as well as demolished in 21st century, are shown. Initially, the rampart surrounded all the plateau, and the base of the hill was bordered by a wide moat with one more rampart (their remains were seen beneath the southwestern slope at least in 1970).[1]
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