St Tekla's Gorge |
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Just behind the convent is a narrow gorge which winds its way up to the top of the valley. The crack in the rock is only a few metres across and about 30 metres deep. Because of the contrast range in the original transparancy, I couldn't get much detail in this scan, but on the ledge underneath the overhanging cliff on the other side of the gorge are a series of tightly packed rock-cut tombs.
(the preceding slide, taken on my latest visit, shows the view from the back of that ledge) |