272-es pont Cave

The 272-point cave is a cave located on Majdán Hill in the Pilis Mountains within the Danube–Ipoly National Park.

Description

From the summit of Majdán Hill, which is at 271.3 m above sea level in the outskirts of Pomáz, near Csobánka, the entrance is situated 250° at a distance of 25 m, 7 m lower than the summit, among nicely karstified Dachstein limestone rocks. The cave has a vaulted, stone‑chamber‑like vestibule from which a narrow, corrosion‑type crawlway leads slightly downhill inward. It has no formations, its fill is humus and sand. The 2 m long cave is walkable without equipment and is insignificant for further exploration.

In 1984 the cave was first named the 272-point cave in the literature. The cave also appears in the literature under the names 272‑under cave (Kordos 1971), 272‑point cave (Kordos 1971), 272 point cave (Kárpát 1990) and Majdán‑hill cavity (Kárpát 1990).

Research history

The Speleology Cave Research Group’s 1970 report states that the cave named 272‑point cave is a variant of the name 272‑under cave (Szenthe 1969). The cave is located on the DNy side of a 272 m high point, 1130 m east‑west from the Oszoly summit, directly beneath the summit. The several‑meter‑long cave was formed in Dachstein limestone. There is no mineral fill inside. In 1969 István Szenthe discovered the cave. The part of the 1970 report concerning the cave was published in the 1975 MKBT Report, with the addition that the cave has not been surveyed. The publication includes a site map showing the geographic locations of Csúcs‑hill and the Oszoly caves. The map shows the geographic location of the 272‑point cave.

In a manuscript written by Bertalan Károly and completed in 1976 it reads that the 272-point cave is located in the Pilis Mountains, in the Kevély group, in Budakalász. The cave entrance is on the DNy side of the 272 m high point, 1130 m from the Oszoly peak to the DK, directly below the peak. A few meters long cave. The part of the manuscript describing the cave was written based on 1 manuscript. In the national cave list of the book *Caves of Hungary* that appeared in 1984, the cave is listed among the Pilis Mountains caves under the name 272-point cave. Associated with the list, the geographical location of the caves of the Dunazug Mountains is shown on a 1:500 000 scale map, indicating the cave’s geographical location.

In 1990 József Kárpát drew the floor plan map and the cross‑section map of the Majdán‑hegy cavity (272‑point cave). The maps present the cave at a scale of 1:50. In the compilation written by József Kárpát in 1991 it is mentioned that the Majdán‑hegy cavity (Pomáz) is 2 m long and 0 m deep. In May 1997 Sándor Kraus drew a site plan showing the geographical location of the Csúcs‑hegy caves. The plan shows the geographical location of the cave marked with the name 272. In Sándor Kraus’s 1997 report it reads that the 272‑point cave was already known before 1997 and already had a map before 1997. The 1997 site plan was included in the report.