GREECE ATTICA SARONIC ISLANDS METHANA

Throni Hellenistic tower

Quite hidden and poorly signposted on the Throni plateau west of Methana town lie the remains of a Hellenistic tower. The 8 x 8 m wide building of the 4th century BC was built of large ashlar blocks preserved to a height of 1 - 2 m.

Especially well preserved is the doorway in the southeast of the building with a 1.96 m wide lintel. - Above right: Part of the interior is filled with stones most of which don't come from the building.

Above left: Decorative grooves at a corner of the tower.

Left and above right: The door could be bolted from the inside with two wooden beams the indentations for which you can see in the door jambs.