It is located on a cape in the
west part of the island, 93 km from Mytilini. It was built by the Turks
in 1757 in order to protect
the port of Sigri (back then the most
important port for the transportation trade) from piracy. Throughout the
Turkish occupation the castle constituted a central site of the country
town, around which the settlement developed in the area protected by the
castle.
It is of small dimensions, square-like in its ground
plan with square towers in its four corners. The central gate in the east
closed with a double door covered with iron plates propped up by freckles.
It is ornamented with a sharpened point arch -sample of typical Arabic
architecture- constructed with alternate red and white stones. In the
inner part of the fortress, the arched lintels (built by stones or bricks)
of the cells that were used for the accommodation of the permanent guard
are of similar inspiration.
The monument is preserved in a good condition and
functions as a free archaeological site.
the port of Sigri (back then the most
important port for the transportation trade) from piracy. Throughout the
Turkish occupation the castle constituted a central site of the country
town, around which the settlement developed in the area protected by the
castle. 
