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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Luncani-Piatra Rosie Dacian citadelCountry: Romania Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Hunedoara Nearest Village: Luncani
Latitude: 45.602500N Longitude: 23.147150E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Hillfort in Romania
Citadel of the Dacian kingdom before the arrival of the Romans in a heavily forested area.
Remains of towers and the main gate can be seen. Some of the paved road is also still visible. The area of the keep is cleared and the hilltop has been formed into terraces for habitation. Archelogists also found a system of clay pipes imported from greece which delivers water from a nearby higher hill directly into the keep.
830 Meters altiude Unesco World Heritage Site.
Position from handheld GPS device.
Note: Location can only be reached with a 4 x 4 vehicle over about 20 KM of treacherous dirt roads. You must then hike up the rest of the way for about 45 minutes. Hillfort is on private property, but access is permitted via local farm.
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