Skepasta Pyrgou
In a prominent position at the vineyard of Pyrgou, at a site named “Skepasta”, there is a dilapidated complex of at least two domed buildings with external dimensions 8.60m x 4.00m. Their internal dimensions are 3.30m x 2.50m, with the northern one’s roof intact, whereas the southern one’s roof has collapsed. Large arched openings 1.60 m wide, westwards, small square openings on the inner walls, and small windows to ventilate and exhaust the wine’s odor, eastwards, have been saved. A wall, S.E. of the buildings, is still preserved. The use of these buildings is not entirely clear. An internal coating exists up to a height of 1.5m.
This area, according to testimonies of the locals, was connected by a pipeline with the winemaking areas of Ai Giorgis Mesambelitis, 300 meters upwards, but no sections of this pipeline have been saved. They do not seem to be fermentation tanks, since the coating does not reach the top, but most probably they are covered winepresses whose troughs are not visible.