Eselsburg Castle

Herbrechtingen

Visit

Hours to be confirmed

Where: Herbrechtingen

Hours and prices not verified at the source yet.

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Burgstall Eselsburg stands in Herbrechtingen (Landkreis Heidenheim), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Above the village of Eselsburg, on a rocky spur some fifty metres over the valley floor, lie the remains of a small medieval stronghold that no longer stands. Built around 1200 for a family of ministeriales serving the counts of Dillingen, it changed hands repeatedly before being abandoned in the late 16th century. What survives today is a rock-cut ditch and a few wall fragments, set in a quiet natural landscape.

Written from Eselsburg Castle

What to know

This is a heavily ruined site with no standing building, reduced to a rock-cut ditch and a few wall remnants.
Reaching it involves a climb from the valley floor of about 50 metres in elevation.
There is no visitor infrastructure, ticketing or set opening hours at the site.
The visit suits those interested in field archaeology more than architectural sightseeing.