Wall line lies 0.17km west of Ashot-Yerkat and 0.55km northeast (bearing 70°) from Tsilkar fortress (map quad E4k).
This isolated wall was built across a narrow defile passing between a sizable bedrock outcrop on its eastern flank and a deep canyon on its western flank.
This masonry wall is built from large unworked basalt blocks, averaging approximately 1m in diameter. The wall is 1.2m in width, although it is not well-carpentered so its dimensions vary. The construction is convex, defining an arc segment that bulges to the south. The wall stretches 21.60m in an east-west direction from a bedrock outcrop to the edge of a steep canyon. The preservation of the structure is quite remarkable as it still stands between 1.0 and 1.2m high in places.
No surface materials were found in association with this architecture, so it is not possible to provide a definitive date for its construction. However, it is important to note that it appears to defend one small pass through the Pambak hills. Only in the Late Bronze Age do we have a clear system of defensive works supervising the passes above Gegharot. Therefore, it would seem plausible to tentatively suggest that this wall was part of this larger LB defensive network.
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