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Most of the early Bulgarian finds are located to the left of the Horseman, where the barest outlines of eighth- and ninth-century churches and monastic complexes lie scattered at the foot of the cliff. Many of the churches were adapted from or built on top of earlier pagan structures - a sign that Madara was an important religious site from the earliest times. Paganism remained ingrained among the Bulgars long after Christianity became the official religion in 865, and although the precise nature of their beliefs remains shrouded in mystery, the discovery of the eighth-century Old Bulgarian baths points to the existence of water-based purification rituals. A rough-hewn pathway works its way up the cliff face to the plateau above. Roughly 500m to the west lies a ruined fortress of fifth-century origin, although the remaining walls mostly date from the Second Kingdom. There are also two tumuli left by the Getae - who buried their dead in ceramic urns - 300m north of the fortress, but the real attraction is the view from the plateau . Roman ruins are scattered about at the foot of the massif, while the surrounding plain is cut off by the Balkans to the south and the Ludogorie hills to the north - where sharp eyes might be able to discern the ruins of Pliska amid the acacia groves.
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