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Burg Schildberg, Lügde

Burg Schildberg

Schildberg Castle

Lügde

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Where
Lügde

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Burg Schildberg stands in Lügde (Kreis Lippe), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Schildberg was a spur castle that has since vanished, perched on a hilltop east of Lügde in the Kreis Lippe. What remains today is a partly preserved ditch and scant traces of the inner courtyard, the rest of the site having been destroyed by old stone quarries. Archaeological excavations carried out in 2017 by the Lippisches Landesmuseum uncovered the remains of a burnt timber-framed structure, along with a lime kiln and pottery shards dating from the early medieval period. Visitors come here less for a standing monument than for a buried site of history, loosely dated between the mid-11th and mid-13th centuries.

What to know

  • No standing structure survives, only a ditch and ground traces remain.
  • The site sits on a wooded hilltop east of Lügde, freely accessible outdoors.
  • The remains are protected as a Kulturdenkmal, so nothing should be dug up or removed.
  • No information on opening hours, fees or visitor facilities is available.
  • The visit suits those interested in archaeology rather than castle architecture.

Where this château is

Lügde · Kreis Lippe · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Lügde, Kreis Lippe

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Can you still see walls at Burg Schildberg?
No, no masonry survives above ground, only a ditch and faint traces of the inner plateau.
How old is Burg Schildberg?
Archaeological finds place it roughly between the mid-11th and mid-13th centuries.
How do you get to the Burg Schildberg site?
It lies on a wooded hilltop east of Lügde in the Kreis Lippe and is freely accessible outdoors.
Is Burg Schildberg a protected site?
Yes, its remains are listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
What did the 2017 excavations find?
They uncovered a burnt timber-framed structure, a lime kiln and pottery shards from the early medieval period.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Kreis Lippe