Ruins were cleared out, and the poorly constructed upper portions of the serf walls and towers were broken down and reconstructed.

Ruins of a triple-nave church with an adjacent medieval cemetery and chapel are 200 metres (660 ft) southwest of the fortress.

It is assumed that the structure was built around the late-medieval period, around the time of the foundation of the fortress in the 10th century because of the layout, decorative elements and the building technique.

The walls of the church still stand at their original height but the roof has since collapsed and parts of the structure lie buried.

Walls of a separate chapel 50 metres (160 ft) south of the church have a pair of khachkars of the 12th or 13th century perched on a high pedestal.

The face of the khachkar has bas-relief carvings of crosses and standing human figures that sit in separate "panels".