Megalithic Solar Door - Buzovgrad

The megalithic sun door is located about 2 km southeast of the center of the village. Buzovgrad, Kazanlak. The megalithic was built on a rocky hill, called by the local people Bubba Kaya (Father’s Stone). It is accessed by a marked hiking trail. From the megalithic door there is a horizon to the south, west and north. The elevation at which the megalithic door was erected has an altitude of 554 m above sea level and is the last of the Sernaya Forest that dominates the Kazanlak valley. At the highest point of the hill rises a rock formation. Between the two highest rocks is formed by a minimal processing hole, on which two monoliths are placed on top of each other. This forms a door with a height of 1.63 m and a width of 0.77 m, through which the entire Kazanlak valley can be seen. The megalithic door is oriented approximately along the east-west line. Southeast of the megalithic, at a distance of 5.80 m, a section of the main rock is formed as a “throne” whose observation front is located mainly in the west, northwest direction. Next to the east, there are traces of cultivation in the rocks that form carvings. On a total area of about 800-1000 sq. In addition to the megalithic door, traces of other megaliths and worked rocks can be seen. At the top of which the megalithic was erected, in a westerly direction, the main relief descends steeply to the territory of the village. Buzovgrad. Archaeoastronomical research on the site shows that between 1800 and 1600. BC Chr. The solar disk, on the days of the summer solstice, was placed in the opening of the megalithic door and then hidden for Mount Triglav on the Balkan Mountains. Nowadays, the sunset disk of the setting sun, although with a slight deviation, can also be seen in the opening of the megalithic door.