Beaufort, Francis: Karamania, or a brief description of the south coast of Asia-Minor and of the remains of antiquity: with plans, views, &c. ; collected during a survey of that coast, under the orders of the lords commissioners of the admiralty, in the years 1811 & 1812 (London, 1817)

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tongue of rock projects from the head of
the harbour, forming a natural pier, with
sufficient depth of water for a ship of the
line to heave down.

In the limestone cliffs, that rise from
Port Sevedo, there are several sepulchres,
or catacombs, hollowed out of the rock;
they contain numerous cells, and were

originally closed with stone doors : many
sarcophagi are also scattered on jthe side
of the hill. There are no remains of any
buildings worth noticing, except a square
column standing on the top of a neigh-
bouring mountain; but no inscription
was found on it to reveal its origin.

Port Vathy, though very long, and
well sheltered, is too narrow and too deep
to be a commodious harbour. The high
mountain that rises from its northern
shore, contains many of the excavated
sepulchres mentioned at Sevedo; and on
the elevated neck of land that separates
it from the gulf, there are remains of
considerable buildings. Amongst others,