Szárazrózsa Cave

The Szárazrózsa stone cell is one cave located on Nagy-Strázsa hill in the Pilis Mountains within the Danube–Ipoly National Park.

Description

In the Esztergom-Kertváros district, the cave is situated on the Danube side of Nagy-Strázsa hill (Strázsa hill). The entrance to Szárazrózsa stone cell is in the rock wall about 15 m east of the Strázsa‑hill cave, 5 m below its ground level. The cave entrance is about 2.5 m above the rock base. The cave, formed by corrosion in Triassic limestone, is 3 m long and 1.5 m high. It can be traversed without permission using basic caving equipment. The stone cell has no great significance.

Research history

On 29 May 1997 József Regős surveyed the cave, and on 1 June 1997, based on the survey, Sándor Kraus prepared the cave plan map and cross‑section map. Both maps present the cave at a scale of 1:50. The plan map shows the location of the cross‑section within the cave. On 29 May 1997 Sándor Kraus drew a site map depicting the geographic locations of the caves of Kis‑Strázsa hill, Középső‑Strázsa hill and Nagy‑Strázsa hill. The map shows the geographic location of the Szárazrózsa‑stone cell marked as Szárazrózsa. In Sándor Kraus’s 1997 report it is stated that the previously unknown Szárazrózsa stone cell received its map in 1997. The report includes the site map drawn in 1997.