Dajti Castle

Dajti Castle
Native name
Kalaja e Dajtit (Albanian)
The walls of Dajti Castle in the Dajti Mountain National Park, partially covered by dense vegetation of beech forest
LocationDajti Mountain National Park, Tirana, Albania
Built6th century
DesignatedJanuary 15, 1963

Dajti Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Dajtit) is a 1.12 hectares (2.8 acres) archaeological site in Albania, comprising the ruins of a Roman fortification and several dwellings. It belongs to late antiquity, probably having been built over Illyrian foundations. It lies at 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) altitude on top of a hill, west-side of Mount Dajti, close to Tirana. It was discovered in 1963 and eventually was inscribed in the list of the Cultural Monuments of Albania. In 2008 a three-year restoration project began, aiming to conduct further archaeological searching and surveys and to improve the nearby infrastructure for visitors and tourists.