Castra of Ighiu | |
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Known also as | Castra of Măgulici |
Founded | unknown |
Abandoned | unknown |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
— Wood and earth structure — | |
Size and area | 41 m x 50 m (0.2ha) |
Coordinates | 46°07′45.53″N 23°29′42.59″E / 46.1293139°N 23.4951639°ECoordinates: 46°07′45.53″N 23°29′42.59″E / 46.1293139°N 23.4951639°E |
Place name | Măgulici |
Town | Ighiu |
County | Alba |
Country | Romania |
RO-LMI | AB-I-s-B-00048 |
RO-RAN | 4936.01 |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Discovery year | 1956 |
Condition | Ruined |
Archaeologists | Mihail Macrea |
The Castra of Ighiu was a fort made of earth in the Roman province of Dacia. Its dating is uncertain. The traces of the one time earthwork can be identified on the Măguligici Hill in Ighiu (Romania).