The burgstall of Alter Schlossberg (German: Burgstall Alter Schlossberg) is the site of an old castle located on a plateau-like hilltop, the so-called Schlossberg ("castle hill"), about 500 metres southeast of Burggaillenreuth, a village in the borough of Ebermannstadt in the county of Forchheim, in the south German state of Bavaria.
| Alter Schlossberg | |
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| Ebermannstadt-Burggaillenreuth-"Schlossberg" | |
_01.JPG) The circular rampart of the Schlossberg | |
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| Coordinates | 49°46′29″N 11°17′29″E / 49.774782°N 11.291345°E |
| Type | Hill castle, spur castle |
| Code | DE-BY |
| Height | 482 m above sea level (NN) |
| Site information | |
| Condition | burgstall, a few rampart remains |
| Site history | |
| Built | Late Hallstatt and early La Tène periods |
The medieval burgstall is the site of a spur castle, of which only a few rampart remains have survived. It appears to have been a circular rampart probably from the late Hallstatt period and early La Tène period.
Literature edit
- Rainer Hofmann (rev.): Fränkische Schweiz. Führer zu archäologischen Denkmälern in Deutschland 20. Stuttgart, 1990
External links edit
- "Alter Schlosberg". Alle Burgen (in German).
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