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9. Kisoroszi – Pásztor-kert (Hosszú-rét)
KÖH id. nr.: 10598
Burgus Solva – 37
The remains of walls found in the flood
plain forest across from the eastern point of
Kőgeszteli Island were first described by Flóris
Rómer in the 19 th cenetury.
A watch-tower with a ground area of about
12×12 m and with 2.2 m thick walls was
surmised on the basis of Sándor Soproni’s
observations, but since it lies directly opposite
the Verőce fortified port, he also referred to it
as a fortified port.
On the basis of two stamped bricks (Caris
trb, Lupicinus trb), it may have been constructed
during the reign of Valentinian I (364-375).
The ruins are located in the flood plain of a
tributary to the Danube, but it is only accessible
through a protected area of the Capital City
Water Works, so permission is required for
entrance.
Boundaries of core and buffer zones:
The northern and southern borders of the core
zone correspond to the property boundaries of
the Danube tributary. The eastern and western
borders correspond to the archaeological site’s
extent that can be presently determined on the
basis of surface observations. The island lying
across from the ruins and the dam that leads to
it are included in the buffer zone, which could
in the future provide access to the remains from
the Danube. The southern border of the buffer
zone is the land of the water works stretching
behind the ruins between the eastern and
western ends of the Kőgeszteli Island property
boundaries, which also plays an important role
in access, since this is where the only road that
provides access to the remains runs.
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Bibliography:
SOPRONI 1978, 73-74.
20. The ruins are found in a forest next to an oxbow lake
of the Danube (Photo: Dénes Jankovich-Bésán)
21. A remaining part of the wall can still be seen today on
the surface (Photo: Dénes Jankovich-Bésán)