Yam Fortress ruins

Leningrad Oblast · Russia

Yam Fortress ruins, Russia
Photo: Olaerius, Reise-Beschreibungen, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
Budget
$
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
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The earthwork and stone remnants of a Novgorodian frontier fortress in the town of Kingisepp on the Luga river, once a major bulwark against Livonian and Swedish incursions. Grassy ramparts trace its vanished walls.

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