Piatra Roșie Dacian fortress
The hill fort
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 Shown within Romania
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| Location | Dealul Piatra Roșie, Luncani, Hunedoara, Romania |
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| Coordinates | 45°36′08″N 23°08′51″E / 45.602264°N 23.147403°ECoordinates: 45°36′08″N 23°08′51″E / 45.602264°N 23.147403°E |
| Altitude | 807 m (2,648 ft) |
| History | |
| Events | Trajan's Dacian Wars |
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| Condition | Ruined |
| Website | www.piatra-rosie.ro |
| Reference no. | 906 |
| Reference no. | HD-I-s-A-03200 |
Piatra Roşie, which means Red Rock, was a Dacian hill fort two days march to the west from Costeşti-Cetăţuie fortress, at Luncani in Boşorod municipality. It was built in two phases. In the first phase a long (102 m) rectangular main citadel was built at the height of land with watch towers on each end and two outlying watch towers. Later the larger area inside the watch towers was enclosed with walls. It appears that the hilltop was flattened in the process in order to produce a usable space.
Panoramic view from the fortress
Paved road
Tower
Roots
Fallen blocks
Red rock
Fortress plan
Dacian artefact from site.
Dacian shield (1st century BC) found on site - on display in the Roman Museum Manching.
Dacian roasting spit (1st century BC) found on site - on display in the Roman Museum Manching.
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