Can you visit the Turmhügel Gingkofen?

No, there is nothing to see on site: the motte has disappeared beneath a farmstead built over it.

What is a Turmhügelburg?

It is a medieval motte, an artificial fortified mound often surrounded by a moat, which once carried a wooden or stone tower.

Where exactly is this site located?

In Gingkofen, a district of Geiselhöring, in the Landkreis Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, near the road to Hainsbach.

Are there any visible remains today?

No, the mound was leveled and built over by farm structures; only the 1830 cadastral map still showed its outline.

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Bodendenkmal in Geiselhöring, #D-2-7140-0300 stands in Geiselhöring (Landkreis Straubing-Bogen), in Bavaria, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

This site marks the former location of a medieval motte, now vanished, in Gingkofen, a district of the town of Geiselhöring. Listed as an archaeological ground monument, this fortified mound once surrounded by a water-filled moat has been completely built over by a farmstead. The Bavarian cadastral map of 1830 still showed its outline clearly, but nothing remains visible on site today.

What to know

No visible structure remains: the site is entirely built over by a farmstead.
This is an archaeological ground monument, not a site developed for visitors.
The location lies near the road from Hainsbach to Gingkofen, close to the Eiglfurter Bach stream.
There are no opening hours, fees, or visitor facilities for this site.

Where this château is

Geiselhöring · Landkreis Straubing-Bogen · Bayern

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Can you visit the Turmhügel Gingkofen?: No, there is nothing to see on site: the motte has disappeared beneath a farmstead built over it.
What is a Turmhügelburg?: It is a medieval motte, an artificial fortified mound often surrounded by a moat, which once carried a wooden or stone tower.
Where exactly is this site located?: In Gingkofen, a district of Geiselhöring, in the Landkreis Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, near the road to Hainsbach.
Are there any visible remains today?: No, the mound was leveled and built over by farm structures; only the 1830 cadastral map still showed its outline.