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12. Tahitótfalu – Bolhavár
KÖH id. nr.: 11796
Burgus Cirpi – 5
The remains of this ruin were first made
known by Bálint Kuzsinszky, and in 1923 he
was still able to photograph significant remains
of the walls. In 1951 Sándor Soproni measured
the surviving walls of the building and
reconstructed its ground plan. Today a small hill
covers the ruins, which is on the territory of the
Capital City Water Works and can be
approached along a dirt road, but permission is
required for entry.
The eastern front of the fortified port has
been washed away by the Danube, and the
central tower was 19.4 m wide with two interior
pillars. The flanking walls came out of the
central axis of the tower, and could be traced
for 12 and 15 m respectively. The corner towers
at their ends and the walls heading from these
towards the Danube could not be identified.
On the basis of the bricks stamped with the
marks of AP LVPO ORD, Lupicinus tribunus
and Valentinus tribunus that were discovered, it
certainly existed in the time of Valentinian (364-
375), but its construction can be placed at an
earlier period, probably during the time of
Constantine II (337-340).
Boundaries of core and buffer zones:
The core zone is comprised of the hill covering
the remains and the Danube riverbank in front
of it. The buffer zone encompasses the two
properties containing the ruins and their
borders on the north and south continuing into
the Danube.
Bibliography:
SOPRONI 1978, 74-75.
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27. The area of the fortified port is today a hill covered in
thick vegetation (Photo: Gábor Varga)
28. The walls that are presently covered in vegetation
were visible in 2006 (Photo: Levente Nagy)
29. The reconstructed ground plan of the fortified port
(Digitalization: PTE)