ðɪ ˈɑːɾəmənz jˈuːzd ˈeɪntʃənt ɹˈuːɪnz æz bˈɪldɪŋ mətˈɪɹiəl fɚɹə kˈæsəl æt ðə sˈaɪt ɐ lˈɪɾəl bᵻfˌoːɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː, wˌɛn ɪt wʌz vˈɪzɪɾᵻd baɪ dʒˈeɪmz hˈæməltən.
The Ottomans used ancient ruins as building material for a castle at the site a little before 1852, when it was visited by James Hamilton.