The Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin confirmed and donated landed property to the Monastery of St. George-Gorg near Skopje in the year 1300. In his charter he is mentioning the Upper Town of Skopje and also the fortifications, namely the "Great Gate" (при вратѣхь великыхь): вьнѹтрь града скопиꙗ при вратѣхь великыхь полата и црьквь светаа богородица еже ѥсть придаль монахь ксенофонть. This "Great Gate", which is attested in the medieval written sources, was excavated in the year 1967 and was originally the main connection between the medieval Upper and Lower Town.