Alter Schlossberg (Ebermannstadt)

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
Ebermannstadt-Burggaillenreuth-"Schlossberg"
The circular rampart of the Schlossberg
Alter Schlossberg (Ebermannstadt) is located in Germany
Alter Schlossberg (Ebermannstadt)
Coordinates49°46′29″N 11°17′29″E
TypeHill castle, spur castle
CodeDE-BY
Height482 m above sea level (NN)
Site information
Conditionburgstall, a few rampart remains
Site history
BuiltLate 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
  • Rainer Hofmann (rev.): Fränkische Schweiz. Führer zu archäologischen Denkmälern in Deutschland 20. Stuttgart, 1990
  • "Alter Schlosberg". Alle Burgen (in German).
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