The finds collected clearly indicate the intensive use of the rock long after the supposed presence of St Gerard and his companion. It is possible that a more permanent hermitage was established next to the chapel – the iron knives, simple buckles, a fire striker, a book fitting and many fragments of cooking vessels found could be linked to their presence. However, the relatively large number of silver coins, as well as various spurs, arrowheads and other weapon-type finds, can hardly be considered the legacy of simple hermits. The lost coins may be evidence of pilgrims visiting the rock, as similar dwellings of saintly hermits were often converted into local shrines in the Middle Ages. The presence of armed men and horsemen is more difficult to explain, although it is possible that it is related to the characteristic fortification of the rock with trenches. An interesting episode in the history of Borostyán-kő, dating from the Tatar period, is a coin deposit buried in the side of the rock, consisting of 151 pieces of Viennese denarii.