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6. Visegrád – Szentgyörgypuszta
KÖH id. nr.: 58667
Burgus Solva – 28
This watch-tower that stands on a hillside
facing the Danube was studied by Sándor
Soproni in 1955. He published the ground plan
of the watch-tower on the basis of the results of
test excavations, and according to this the tower
was 10.4×10.2 m, and its walls were 1.05 m
thick.
On the basis of the finds that have been
discovered as well as the Caris trb. and
Frigeridus dux stamped bricks, it was built
during the time of Valentinian I.
The watch-tower cannot be seen today, but
the hill covering the ruins stands out
prominently from the surroundings. At the time
of its excavation there was a clear view of the
Danube from this open hillside, but now trees
screen the view and the hill is slowly being
overrun by the forest. The area is accessible
from a paved road and is not fenced off.
Boundaries of core and buffer zones:
The square border of the core zone does not
correspond to the walls of the watch-tower,
because they cannot be surveyed now, but
instead has been determined by points
measured with GPS at the foot of the hill
covering the watch-tower. The buffer zone
comprises the boundaries of the properties
bordering the core zone, and the area of the
road (land registry lot number: 1516) only to the
eastern border of the property with the land
registry lot number 1504.
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Bibliography:
SOPRONI 1972, 39-43.
SOPRONI 1978, 60.
14. The hill covering the remains of the watch-tower
(Photo: Gábor Varga)
15. The ground plan of the watch-tower
(Digitalization: PTE)