Kirumpää Castle, Medieval bishop castle ruins in Võru Rural Municipality, Estonia.
Kirumpää is a medieval castle ruin located on an oval hill between two riverbeds in south-eastern Estonia. The remaining stone foundations reveal the layout of a former square tower and courtyard that once dominated this area.
The fortress was built in the late 1200s and first recorded in documents in 1322 during a raid by Lithuanian forces. A cylindrical gun tower was added to its south-western corner in the 1400s to strengthen the defenses.
This fortress represented the power of the Dorpat bishopric for centuries and shaped the identity of the region, while today's ruins tell the story of medieval church authority in Estonia.
The site can be reached by following a dirt road north of Võru that passes through a wooded area near a roundabout and bus stop. You can walk freely around the oval hill to examine the stone remains and get a sense of the fortress layout.
The gun tower was added much later than the original structure and reveals how this fortress adapted to changing military technology. This defensive upgrade shows how medieval fortifications evolved as weapons and siege methods became more advanced.
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