Archaeological excavations in recent years have shown that in VIII century town was a fortified community center - a sanctuary for the neighborhood of Slavic settlements. The fortress was rebuilt and in the middle of XII. In the XVII century, the fortress on the Township has a new name - the upper, or old wooden town. In those days Putivl fortress was considered impregnable absolutely. As conceived by ancient architects, the building had to symbolize strength and invincibility of the Russian state. The fortress is large and magnificent, irresistible and extremely strong, tall and well-arranged for the high ground, all filled with houses and people. According to the "Lay of Igor's Campaign" on the walls, the princess wept Putivel Yaroslavna, waited for her husband's Polovtsian captivity. By the end of. XVIII century. Fortress has lost strategic importance and was dismantled. Preserved oplyvshy ditch and a low wall. On the territory of a park with a specific platform, a monument Yaroslavna.