Khotiv hillfort
Khotiv hillfort is a hillfort of early Iron Age (Scythian times, 6 century BC) in the village of Khotiv, Ukraine.
Ukrainian: Хотівське городище | |
Southern view of Khotiv and Khotiv hillfort | |
Location of the hillfort on a map of Kyiv | |
| Location | Khotiv, Obukhiv Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine |
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| Coordinates | 50°20′01″N 30°29′16″E |
| Type | hillfort |
| Length | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Width | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Area | 31 ha (77 acres) inside the main rampart |
| History | |
| Founded | 7-6 century BC |
| Abandoned | 6-5 century BC or later |
| Periods | early Iron Age |
| Cultures | Scythian |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1948, 1965-1967, 2004, 2016 |
| Condition | partially ruined |
| Ownership | partially private |
| Public access | Yes |
The hillfort adjoins the southern part of Kyiv, namely Feofaniya Park. It occupies a rhombic plateau 1000x700 m wide, bordered by valleys of the streams. All the plateau area, 31 ha, was surrounded with earth rampart, while the slope of the hill was fortified by a scarp with a berm and a moat beneath. The rampart, scarp and berm are well preserved on the western and eastern edges, and remains of the moat are much less conspicuous now. It is supposed that the hillfort had 3 entrances: in the northern, eastern and southern part of the rampart.
Khotiv hillfort has the status of an archaeological monument since 1965. In 2007, official borders of the monument were cut down, and in 2009, the excluded areas became the place of house building. The northern part of the hillfort was demolished by building of a palace of Ukrainian billionaire Yuri Kosiuk. Later, the works began in the southern and eastern parts of the hillfort, which are planned for building too.