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Burgstall Ketschenstein, Buttenheim

Burgstall Ketschenstein

Buttenheim

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Where
Buttenheim

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Burgstall Ketschenstein stands in Buttenheim (Landkreis Bamberg), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burgstall Ketschenstein marks the remains of a former medieval ansitz, set on a rocky spur above the Deichselbach valley near Buttenheim in Bavaria. No historical records survive to identify its builders or exact period of origin. What remains today is only an earthwork of rampart and ditch, the last trace of a roughly circular enclosure of about 80 square meters. Pottery fragments found nearby, dated to the medieval period, are now kept at the Historical Museum in Bamberg.

What to know

  • Only a partially preserved rampart and ditch remain on site, with no visible above-ground structures.
  • The site sits on a rocky spur, about 765 meters east-southeast of the center of the hamlet of Hochstall.
  • The location is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany, which does not imply any visitor facilities on site.
  • No information on opening hours, fees, or accessibility exists, as the site is essentially an open-air archaeological and natural spot.

Where this château is

Buttenheim · Landkreis Bamberg · Bayern

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Address

Buttenheim, Landkreis Bamberg

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the Burgstall Ketschenstein?
The site is accessible outdoors, but it consists only of earthwork remains, with no building or visitor facilities.
What remains of the fortification?
Only a semicircular rampart and an outer ditch survive, with no visible structural remains today.
How old is the Burgstall Ketschenstein?
No source allows precise dating, though medieval pottery fragments were found nearby.
Where exactly is the site located?
It lies on a rocky spur near Buttenheim, in the Landkreis Bamberg in Bavaria, east of Hochstall.

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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 — Landkreis Bamberg