What is the Turmhügel Vogelsang?

It is a medieval mound fortification, an artificial cone-shaped earthwork located on a spur of land near Mengkofen in Bavaria.

Can the site be visited freely?

The site is outdoors and reachable on foot, but it has no building or organised visitor facilities.

What remains of the original structure?

Nothing survives above ground; only the shape of the land, the cone and its ditch, still testifies to the medieval fortification.

How long does a visit take?

Very little time, since the visit mainly involves observing an earthwork rather than touring a building.

Cultural heritage D-2-7340-0002 in Mengkofen

Mengkofen

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Mengkofen

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Bodendenkmal in Mengkofen, #D-2-7340-0002 stands in Mengkofen (Landkreis Dingolfing-Landau), in Bavaria, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Turmhügel Vogelsang site sits on a narrow spur tip at Mengkofen, in Lower Bavaria. It is a medieval mound shaped like a cone, roughly five metres high, with a flattened top about twenty metres across. A curved, deep ditch separates it from the gradually rising ground behind, and continues as a narrow terrace running around the mound's slope. No structure survives above ground today: it is the shape of the land itself that preserves the memory of this former fortification.

What to know

This is an open-air archaeological site with no standing building or visible masonry.
Access is on foot across fields or rural paths, over natural ground.
A visit mainly involves observing the earthwork, the mound and the ditch, and takes little time.
There are no opening hours, fees or visitor facilities on site.
A nearby spur earthwork called Schanze lies about 230 metres to the north.

Where this château is

Mengkofen · Landkreis Dingolfing-Landau · Bayern

Map of the area around Bodendenkmal in Mengkofen, #D-2-7340-0002

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Address

Mengkofen, Landkreis Dingolfing-Landau

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Frequently asked

What is the Turmhügel Vogelsang?: It is a medieval mound fortification, an artificial cone-shaped earthwork located on a spur of land near Mengkofen in Bavaria.
Can the site be visited freely?: The site is outdoors and reachable on foot, but it has no building or organised visitor facilities.
What remains of the original structure?: Nothing survives above ground; only the shape of the land, the cone and its ditch, still testifies to the medieval fortification.
How long does a visit take?: Very little time, since the visit mainly involves observing an earthwork rather than touring a building.