The village is a large Svetylnya staroruske Settlement. Settlement round, the third type of classification AV Kuzy, that fortifications are not dependent on terrain. Settlement is located on the right bank natural elation Trubizh and this distinguishes it from a neighbor - Rusotiny. Svetylnya dominates the surrounding terrain. Another advantageous difference - the nature of fortifications. Just as in Rusotini is one rounded shaft with traces of the ditch, barely are visible. But his average height of two to two times higher - about 5 meters! In some places the shaft height reaches 7 meters! Svetylnya - one of the most ancient settlements of Old Ruthenian period, successfully preserved. The eastern side is a hill slope that descends to Trubizh (shore of the river - 150 meters from the shaft of the hill). Entrance clearly preserved on the opposite - the western side. The area is a little hill above the summed area, but the inside of the shaft too high - an average of 3 feet. The highest part of the shaft - north of the city.