Can you visit Burg Braunshorn?

No, the site is enclosed by a fence and the mound cannot be accessed.

What remains of Burg Braunshorn today?

Only a rectangular earthen mound survives, with no standing structures above ground.

When was Burg Braunshorn built?

It is thought to date from the second half of the 11th century, though this is not certain; the lords of Braunshorn were first recorded in 1098.

Who lived at Burg Braunshorn?

It is regarded as the original seat of the lords of Braunshorn before they moved to Beilstein on the Moselle in 1268.

Burg Braunshorn

Braunshorn Castle

Braunshorn

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Braunshorn

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Burg Braunshorn stands in Braunshorn (Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Braunshorn, in Braunshorn, in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district of Rhineland-Palatinate, marks the remains of a motte thought to be the ancestral seat of the lords of Braunshorn, first recorded in 1098. Little survives of the original stronghold, believed to date from the second half of the 11th century, beyond a rectangular mound roughly twenty metres across with faint traces of a surrounding earthwork. The site now borders a mid-20th-century house and shows no standing structures.

What to know

This is not a walkable ruin but a plain earth mound, with no wall or tower still standing.
The ground is enclosed by a tall fence and cannot be approached or entered.
No archaeological excavation has ever been carried out on the mound, so its date remains uncertain.
The motte sits directly next to a house built in the 20th century.
There are no opening hours, fees or visitor facilities, since the site cannot be visited.

Where this château is

Braunshorn · Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Address

Zur Alten Burg 10, 56288 Braunshorn

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Burg Braunshorn?: No, the site is enclosed by a fence and the mound cannot be accessed.
What remains of Burg Braunshorn today?: Only a rectangular earthen mound survives, with no standing structures above ground.
When was Burg Braunshorn built?: It is thought to date from the second half of the 11th century, though this is not certain; the lords of Braunshorn were first recorded in 1098.
Who lived at Burg Braunshorn?: It is regarded as the original seat of the lords of Braunshorn before they moved to Beilstein on the Moselle in 1268.