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11. Dunabogdány – Váradok-dűlő
KÖH id. nr.: 10205
Cirpi
Only one excavation has been performed
on this fort, in 1930 Ákos Szalay studied its
eastern corner, but with the aid of the evidence
on the surface and aerial photographs, he was
able to publish the full ground plan of the fort
as well. The fort was 124×147 m in size, with
1.2 meter thick walls.
The first camp was a structure made of
earth and wood, constructed in the year 80
during the time of the pannonian proconsul
Titus Atilius Rufus according to its construction
inscription. It was rebuilt as a stone fort in the
middle of the 2 nd century, using the earlier ditch
for the foundations of the walls. One of the
interior corner towers is known, and its
dimensions are 2×2.2 m. The camp was altered
during the time of Constantine (306-337) or
Constantine II (337-340), which is when the
horseshoe shaped and fan shaped corner towers
were built onto it. In the 4 th century a 17×16.5 m
trapezoidal tower was erected in place of the
fort.
Significant remains of the fort are
concealed underground. The site rises
significantly above its surroundings, and a brief
section of the original camp wall is even visible.
The area of the camp is not cultivated, and it is
neglected and overgrown. The countless holes
dug by treasure hunters looking for metal show
that the remains are being constantly destroyed.
Boundaries of core and buffer zones:
The core zone is the property border that
encloses the remains of the fort that rise above
the surroundings. The buffer zone contains the
known extent of the settlement (vicus) that
developed around the fort along the borders of
the properties involved, which do not however
correspond with the actual boundaries of
cultivation.
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Bibliography:
SZALAY 1933.
TÓTH 1978, 181-191.
24. The southern side of the fort. The remains of the fort
stand above the surroundings even today
(Photo: Dénes Jankovich-Bésán)
25. The neglected, overgrown area at the interior of the
fort (Photo: Dénes Jankovich-Bésán)
26. The ground plan of the fort
(Digitalization: PTE)