SORAHAJIK. 175 



my guide informs me, is a high-road leading- 

 bet ween Phineka and Adalia. 



"The ruins at Sorahajik are scattered over the 

 summit and on the flanks of a high flat rock, 

 a mass of limestone resting on trap. On the 

 slope of the acropolis is a large oblong building, 

 presenting massive walls of polygonal masonry, 

 in front of which, on one side, are a few plain 

 columns, as if the remains of a portico. Above 

 this is a palatial edifice, apparently of Roman 

 date, and commanding a fine view of the, valley 

 and mountains opposite ; within it are the 

 remains of a Christian church of after date, built 

 obliquely to the walls of the more ancient build- 

 ing, in order to bear east and west. Higher 

 up is the entrance to the acropolis, a gateway 

 hewn in the solid rock, in the sides of which 

 are excavated niches, as if for votive tablets. 

 The summit of the hill is quite flat and covered 

 with ruins of various dates and styles, Greek, 

 Roman, and Byzantine. One Christian church is 

 about one hundred feet long ; the roof was sup- 

 ported by eight plain columns, now prostrate : 

 on the cross block of its gateway, the sides 

 of which, two massive blocks, ornamented 

 with carved fillets, are still standing, is a well- 



