Filipovska cages are one of the Solovetsky Islands, namely on the Big Solovetsky island, literally a mile from the Kremlin building, near the road leading to the Hatchet uphill. In this territory there is a small length of the Bay, which is clearly separated from the sea by large stone dams. They are called Filippovsky cages. This attraction is one of the most interesting in all the Solovetsky Islands, which is somewhat sheltered and may even be unnoticed by passing tourists. The exact date of construction of the dams is still unknown, they probably belong to the buildings of the 16th century.

Filipovska cages got its unusual name in honor of the man who had initiated the construction of this device is the monastery of Abbot Kolycheva Philip. It is known that at the time this amazingly able-bodied man has created two artificial pond located on the sea. These ponds were intended for the purpose of breeding and creating the necessary conditions for the maintenance of valuable marine caught fish, which especially could be quickly delivered to the convent in the refectory table is actually at any time. Throughout the lifetime of the Solovetsky monastery on the Islands exactly fishing was the main of all and profitable for. But there were some difficulties, because the characteristic of the Solovetsky Islands the weather is not always conducive to catching fish and almost always interfere with fishing activities of monks. Over time, in the 16th century, the monks were able to cope with this task and be able to stock up on such a valuable asset to the Solovetsk monastery fish. Built cages were located right by the sea and separated from the boundary of the sea with the help of boulder dams, which were conducted through the purifying filter saltwater. Once the construction of the ponds was completed, fisheries of the monastery was fully established and yield tangible results.

It is believed that was built by the monks Filipovska cages, for quite a long time, has fulfilled its role, because according to one of the maps pertaining to the early 19th century, the charge was called ponds intended for the breeding and care of fresh cod.

At the moment most notable are the largest dam of the two ponds, which consist of two-meter width but very long jumpers, consisting of small boulders. The biggest and longest dam has a height equal to 2, 5 m, and a length of 150 meters, as well as other better separates the pond from the sea surface. The second dam is much cheaper and is designed for the separation of a pond in the Central part, while sharing the deepest part of. All available balances from the nearby small pond at the moment are barely noticeable. To date, all the existing dams are in poor condition because of almost complete destruction. It should be noted that ponds in connection with the ongoing process is much lower, as during the four centuries of intensive land elevation.

Today, it is clear that the construction Filippovsky cages on the Solovetsky Islands is a truly unique phenomenon, testifying not only about focus and versatility, as well as a high level of human activity on the environment. For this reason, a thorough study and investigation of the cages, as well as their maximum preservation was the objective and goal of the utmost importance, because in the last decades was caused particularly large damage, greatly affected their condition. There are things that literally kill all human, after all, collapsing and dying on the eyes from complete indifference and time the monuments of ancient technology and culture, never to return.