Can you still see remains of the Dudenrother Schanze today?

Only small traces of the original ramparts and ditches survive, as the site was badly disturbed by the construction of a railway line.

Who built the Dudenrother Schanze?

The exact history is unclear, but the lords of Braunshorn, whose seat lay about two kilometres away, are considered the likely builders.

How do you get to the Dudenrother Schanze?

The site lies near Dudenroth, along the Schinderhannes-Radweg cycling route in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis.

What type of castle was it?

It was a motte, a medieval earthwork fortification consisting of a central mound surrounded by ditches and ramparts.

Dudenrother Schanze

Dudenroth

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Where: Dudenroth

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

The Dudenrother Schanze is a vanished medieval motte near Dudenroth, in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis. Only faint traces of its ramparts and ditches remain, since the site was cut through in the early twentieth century by the Hunsrückbahn railway line. It now lies along the Schinderhannes-Radweg cycle path, making it more of an incidental discovery for walkers and cyclists than a destination in its own right.

What to know

Only faint earthwork traces of the former ramparts and ditches survive, easy to miss for an untrained eye.
The Hunsrückbahn railway line was built straight through the mound, splitting the original motte in two.
The site lies along the Schinderhannes-Radweg, near Dudenroth, a hamlet belonging to the municipality of Braunshorn.
There are no standing structures; this is an open-air archaeological site without known visitor facilities.
It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.

Where this château is

Dudenroth · Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Dudenroth, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Can you still see remains of the Dudenrother Schanze today?: Only small traces of the original ramparts and ditches survive, as the site was badly disturbed by the construction of a railway line.
Who built the Dudenrother Schanze?: The exact history is unclear, but the lords of Braunshorn, whose seat lay about two kilometres away, are considered the likely builders.
How do you get to the Dudenrother Schanze?: The site lies near Dudenroth, along the Schinderhannes-Radweg cycling route in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis.
What type of castle was it?: It was a motte, a medieval earthwork fortification consisting of a central mound surrounded by ditches and ramparts.