[1] The Treaty of Nöteborg established a Novgorodian-Swedish border in the immediate vicinity and left the fort on the Novgorodian side.
Kirpichnikov believes that Karelian Vallittu who ruled the Korela Fortress started building Tiversk after the treaty.
The fort is mentioned for the first time in the Nikon Chronicle in 1404 when the settlement was granted to Prince Yury of Smolensk as an appanage.
The remnants were excavated in 1888–1891 by Hjalmar Appelgren, Theodor Schwindt and Alfred Hackman,[3][4] in 1971 by Anatoly Kirpichnikov, and in 1971–1974 by Svetlana Kochkurkina.
In 1890, archaeological works revealed a treasure trove of 13th–15th century Arabic silver coins.