Mount Athos: The 16th century arsenal and boathouse of the Karakallou Monastery
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/4573.9412 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Film negative, approximately quarter plate size, an original negative. |
| Dimensions | 11 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Arsenal of Karakallou Monastery Mount Athos |
| Dates | 1911 |
| Donor/Creator |
Hasluck, Dr Frederick William |
| Project | Hasluck in Mount Athos 1911 |
| Scope and Content | Part of a series of images taken by F.W. Hasluck during the course of his visit to Mount Athos in 1911. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athos: Caracállou, 'arsenal'". |
| Notes | Date based on Hasluck's visit to Mount Athos to research his book, Mount Athos and its Monasteries (1924). According to Hasluck in his book, arsenals are port towers (arsanades) often associated with boat houses, located on the coast near the associated monastery. A Watercolour by Hasluck as pl. 27 (facing p. 178) shows a similar view, possibly derived from this photograph. |
| Further information | Early foundations of Karakallou Monastery were thought to be sometime in the 11th century as there is an abbot of Karakallou known from a document of 1087. Another document of the 15th century lists it as an Albanian monastery. However, Karakallou had a second Moldovan foundation in the 16th century when the monastery was re-built. The tower dates to this time and many of the other structures (including the katholikon were restored. A fire in 1874 destroyed the east range and the refectory (trapeza), but by the time Hasluck visited in 1911, it was nearly re-built and monastery prosperous. Hasluck, F.W. 1924. Athos and its Monasteries, London: Kegan Paul (pp. 177-179) |