Angosht-e Gabri Castle, Sarvestan

🕰️When was it built?

The remains are attributed to the Sasanian era and the first centuries of Islam, but the exact date is not known. Most of the pottery on the site dates from the early Islamic centuries. It was added to Iran's National Heritage List on 23 July 2007 as number 19300.

🏛️What was it built for?

The castle's place on the heights and the way its wall was built were chosen for defence. Four towers stood at the four corners of the wall, and the other buildings were built inside it. Today some of these structures have collapsed and some remain buried.

👀What you will see

• The surviving parts of the wall are built of stone and gypsum mortar and run around the castle area.
• Traces of the buildings inside the wall, some of them partly showing above the ground.
• On the south side, a well has been cut into the rock, unlike the built walls of the castle.
• The pottery on the site is thick and buff-coloured, with parallel lines and geometric patterns incised on it.

💡Something interesting

Locals say the well on the south side is full of human bones. The tale belongs to the well cut into the rock itself.

🎒Good to know before you go

• The castle sits on the heights of Mount Qalat and the ground is rough; wear proper shoes for the climb.