İndağı Rock Tombs and Salman Tumulus
The tumulus, located on the side of the Çankırı-Kastamonu road in the southeast of Ilgaz District, is 20-25 m high, and has a flat top. From the pieces of terracotta scattered on the surface due to agricultural activity in the area, it is estimated that the dense period of Byzantine and Roman settlement dates back to earlier ages.
The monumental buildings in the region are on the eastern slopes of a rocky and high hill, south of the Devrez Stream, and on the left side of the Çankırı Kastamonu road. There are many, hand-carved caves, rock-cut tombs, temples that are thought to be rock churches, and caverns with unknown purpose. It is assumed that this place is one of the places where religious ceremonies were held and probably considered sacred in connection with the tumulus.
Rock temples were built on steep and narrow passages along roads in order to protect caravans from bandits, and to pray and worship.
