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ENVIRONS OF CNIDUS. 523
called Assar Kalessi,d consisting of rough Avails,
Built with mortar.
This hill commands a fine view. On the sea
side may be seen Rhodes, Chalce, Telos, Nisyros.
It is distant half an hour to the south of Yasikoi.
The first part of the route from Cnidus to this
village passes through a barren and mountainous
country. Near Yasikoi we came to a grove of
vallonea oaks. The village consists of about
twenty houses, with a population of about 100
souls.
Prom Yasikoi we proceeded to Chesmekoi, dis-
tant two hours from Cnidus. Between Yasikoi
and this place the road passes through an olive-
ground, succeeded by a wilder and more moun-
tainous district where the pine begins to appear.
In the plain, three quarters of a mile east of
Chesmekoi, we fell in-with an ancient road run-
ning east and west along the length of the valley,
which we identified as the road which passes
through the eastern cemeterv at Cnidus in the di-
rection of this village. (See the Map, Plate XLIX.)
Following this piece of road, near Chesmekoi
we came to the remains of an ancient bridge which
has been formed by horizontal courses of stones
laid so as gradually to approach each other, and
forming a triangular opening instead of an arch.
One side only of the bridge remains.
The roadway leading to the bridge from either
side has been supported by walls, the courses of
which terminate abruptly against the mass of
d Marked " Mid. Age Fortress " in the Map, Plate XLIX.
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called Assar Kalessi,d consisting of rough Avails,
Built with mortar.
This hill commands a fine view. On the sea
side may be seen Rhodes, Chalce, Telos, Nisyros.
It is distant half an hour to the south of Yasikoi.
The first part of the route from Cnidus to this
village passes through a barren and mountainous
country. Near Yasikoi we came to a grove of
vallonea oaks. The village consists of about
twenty houses, with a population of about 100
souls.
Prom Yasikoi we proceeded to Chesmekoi, dis-
tant two hours from Cnidus. Between Yasikoi
and this place the road passes through an olive-
ground, succeeded by a wilder and more moun-
tainous district where the pine begins to appear.
In the plain, three quarters of a mile east of
Chesmekoi, we fell in-with an ancient road run-
ning east and west along the length of the valley,
which we identified as the road which passes
through the eastern cemeterv at Cnidus in the di-
rection of this village. (See the Map, Plate XLIX.)
Following this piece of road, near Chesmekoi
we came to the remains of an ancient bridge which
has been formed by horizontal courses of stones
laid so as gradually to approach each other, and
forming a triangular opening instead of an arch.
One side only of the bridge remains.
The roadway leading to the bridge from either
side has been supported by walls, the courses of
which terminate abruptly against the mass of
d Marked " Mid. Age Fortress " in the Map, Plate XLIX.
2 M 2