Pešna () is a cave in North Macedonia which has been declared a Monument of Culture.
Description The cave Pešna is away from Makedonski Brod. Speleologists say that Cave Pešna's entrance is the biggest cave entrance on the Balkans — the entrance is high and wide. The length of the cave is . It is home to swallows and bats. The New York Times compared the cave to Helms Deep from The Lord of the Rings, which speaks about the cave's beauty.Aleksandar Mateski, „Девини кули и Пешна“ [Devini Kuli and Pešna] (in Macedonian), Economy and Business, year 18, no. 210/211, December 2015/January 2016, pp. 136-137.
After heavy rain and melting of snow, a spring, which completely dries up during droughts, erupts from the cave's northernmost part. According to local residents, the water plunges from the village of Krapa, which is located at a higher altitude, and forms several lakes and waterfalls in North Macedonia's largest cave system, which is said to be long.
At the cave's entrance there is a medieval fortress and the remains of a mill. The remains of a fortress in the cave are linked to a region called Devini Kuli visible from inside the cave. According to local legends, both fortresses were homes of Prince Marko's sisters. Pešna is registered as a site from the late antique period in North Macedonia. A tomb dated from late antiquity (5th cent.)Macedoniae acta archaeologica, Volumes 7-9, Arheološko društvo na SR Makedonija, 1981, str. 147.Živa Antika: Antiquité Vivante, Volumes 32-33; Univerzitet vo Skopje. Društvo za antički studii na SRM, 1982, str. 105. with a brick vault was discovered in front of the cave's entrance.
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