Fortress Nigrinianis
Type: Fortress
Location: Village Dolno Ryahovo »
In Bulgarian: Крепост Нигринианис »
The ruins of the Late-Roman fortress Nigrinianis are located near village of Dolno Ryahovo in an area called "Bairaktar chair", 3.7 km north of the village and 0.5 km southwest of the wharf in the areas of Gradishteto and Maraya. According to the map of Castoria, the site was a station on the Roman road running along the Danube which comming from Nove (Svishtov) and passing also: Sexaginta Prista (Ruse) - Transmariska (Tutrakan) - Nigrinianis - Candidiana - Tegulitsium (Vetren) - Durostorum (Silistra).
Nigrinianis has had a quite short life. It was built in the end of III-th or beginning of the IV-th century and was perished at the end of IV century.
Nowadays the fortress is included in an archaeological park together with the site of the late-antique town-fortress Candidiana ("Nigrinianis-Candidiana" ).
Nigrinianis has had a quite short life. It was built in the end of III-th or beginning of the IV-th century and was perished at the end of IV century.
Nowadays the fortress is included in an archaeological park together with the site of the late-antique town-fortress Candidiana ("Nigrinianis-Candidiana" ).
