Hrastovlje Holy Trinity Church entrance wall

Hrastovlje Holy Trinity Church entrance wall:

The church was probably built with a wall, but it was strengthened by Leander Zarotus. It is 8 metres (26 ft) thick and is made out of limestone.

It would be hard to determine exactly when the wall was built, but it is estimated that it was constructed some time around the end of the 15th century, therefore definitely later than the church itself. The wall encloses the entire building and only the bell-tower with its cross peek out over the top.

It was first built as a defensive measure against the Turks and is shaped like an irregular rectangle.

There are two bastion-shaped towers in the corners. One stands in the southeast, the other is located on the opposite side (northwest) and protects the entrance from the village side. Two layers for archers can be recognised in the towers; the walls must at some time have been taller, because it was possible to place three layers of archers on them.

There was also a balcony above the entrance gates, from which it was possible to defend the church by throwing stones or pouring boiling water on attackers.