in those days even temora. was unable to cross this territory the highlanders blocked the mountain passes and pelted his troops with stones. these tel was built in the middle ages. period dates back to the fourteenth or seventeenth century. celebrated architectural landmarks of ancient north. they differ in height and shape as a rule extended families lived in short towers. were used as lookout points and for other defensive purposes the towers were built close to villages and gorges with paths used by troops on foot and on horseback many were extensions of forbidding clips. rock faces. protection from. was served as. if people manning which tell was in the lowest lying villages at the entrance to the goal which noticed approaching enemy troops then they would lodge the. people in so the smoke. was in remote parts of the gorge. in accordance with a long standing tradition. to take no more than a year if builders failed to meet the deadline the structure was pulled down and built a new towers belonging to the sa