What remains of Burg Berneck today?

Only two concentric ditches and overgrown wall remnants survive, the rest of the fortification has disappeared.

Can visitors go inside the Buschelkapelle?

The chapel, built in the nineteenth century on the old fortified site, can be visited and contains a Madonna statue from around 1730.

How do you reach the ruin?

A marked Albverein path starts from the village of Berneck and reaches the site in about five minutes on foot.

When was the castle built?

It was built around 1250 and was likely abandoned by the mid fourteenth century.

Burgruine Berneck mit Buschelkapelle (Deggingen)

Deggingen

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Where: Deggingen

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Burgruine Berneck mit Buschelkapelle (Deggingen) stands in Deggingen (Landkreis Göppingen), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burgruine Berneck sits on a spur along the Alb escarpment above Deggingen, on the site of a hilltop castle that has since vanished. All that remains of the medieval stronghold are two concentric ditches cut into the ground and overgrown wall fragments. Standing within the old fortified area is the Buschelkapelle, a chapel built in the nineteenth century, which houses a life-size Madonna dating from around 1730.

What to know

A marked Albverein trail links the village of Berneck to the ruin site in about five minutes on foot.
No medieval castle building survives, only ditches and overgrown wall remnants.
The Buschelkapelle, built in the mid nineteenth century on the fortified site, can be visited and holds an old Madonna statue.
No opening hours, fees or accessibility details are recorded for this site.

Where this château is

Deggingen · Landkreis Göppingen · Baden-Württemberg

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73326 Deggingen

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What remains of Burg Berneck today?: Only two concentric ditches and overgrown wall remnants survive, the rest of the fortification has disappeared.
Can visitors go inside the Buschelkapelle?: The chapel, built in the nineteenth century on the old fortified site, can be visited and contains a Madonna statue from around 1730.
How do you reach the ruin?: A marked Albverein path starts from the village of Berneck and reaches the site in about five minutes on foot.
When was the castle built?: It was built around 1250 and was likely abandoned by the mid fourteenth century.