Brestov castle, perished

Remains of a small perished castle, which was built probably in the second half of the 13th century and destroyed in the 14th century. It was discovered in 1975 by J. Macák.

Description

Remains of a small perished castle, which was built probably in the second half of the 13th century and destroyed in the 14th century. It was discovered in 1975 by J. Macák.

Location N48.877347,E21.364696

On the hill Zámčisko, in location Pánsky les, around 1 km east from Brestov.

Exterior

The castle was built on an area of about 20 x 8 m and surrounded by a rampart and a moat. On the southwest side was a platform 10 x 6 m, which probably served for a bridge over the moat.

History

According to M. Slivka, the castle belonged to the Boduna family (Abov branch), which were also called the lords of Ploské.

Nearby castles

Drienov (4 km), Makovica (4 km), Lipovec (5 km), Budimír (6 km), Obišovský hrad (6 km), Vajkovce (7 km), Zbojnícky hrad (7 km), Kysak (7 km), Solivar (8 km), Sokoľ (8 km), Šebeš (9 km), Košice castle (10 km), Nižná Šebastová (11 km), Braničev (11 km), Svinica (12 km), Kapušiansky hrad (12 km), Medzianky (12 km), Skrabské (13 km), Radvanovce (14 km), Chmeľov (14 km), Svinia (14 km), Barca (15 km), Vranov nad Topľou (15 km), Šarišský hrad (15 km), Bačkov (15 km), Čičava (17 km), Slanec (17 km), Haniská (18 km)