Is the Ringwallanlage Nack Celtic or medieval in origin?

Experts long dated it to the early medieval Frankish period, but pottery finds made in 2019 point to a possible Celtic origin, and the question remains unresolved.

Can the Ringwallanlage Nack be visited freely?

It is an open-air site with no building or visitor facilities, and the available information gives no opening hours or admission fees.

What is the difference between the Ringwallanlage Nack and the Burg Holdersberg?

They are two separate sites in the same area, with the Burg Holdersberg located about one kilometre south of the Ringwallanlage Nack.

Has the Ringwallanlage Nack ever been excavated?

No archaeological excavation has taken place so far, which is why its history remains uncertain.

Ringwallanlage Nack

Idstein

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Where: Idstein

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Ringwallanlage Nack stands in Idstein (Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Ringwallanlage Nack is an earthwork enclosure of banks and ditches that circles the summit of the Nack hill, roughly 400 metres high, between the hamlets of Wörsdorf and Niederauroff northwest of Idstein. The oval rampart runs for about 450 metres east to west and 180 metres north to south, with its southern stretch, over 400 metres long, the best preserved part of the whole circuit. Its date remains unsettled: long attributed to the early medieval Frankish period, finds of apparently Celtic pottery made in 2019 have reopened the question. Visitors find an earthen rampart still traceable through the woods, with no building or visitor facilities of any kind.

What to know

The site lies in woodland between Wörsdorf and Niederauroff, with no building or visitor facilities.
It should not be confused with the nearby Burg Holdersberg, located about one kilometre to the south.
No archaeological excavation has taken place so far, and the exact history of the earthwork remains uncertain.
Searching or collecting finds requires permission, and chance discoveries must be reported to the heritage authorities.
The ground follows the natural slope of the Nack hill, so sturdy footwear for a woodland walk is advisable.

Where this château is

Idstein · Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis · Hessen

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65510 Idstein

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Is the Ringwallanlage Nack Celtic or medieval in origin?: Experts long dated it to the early medieval Frankish period, but pottery finds made in 2019 point to a possible Celtic origin, and the question remains unresolved.
Can the Ringwallanlage Nack be visited freely?: It is an open-air site with no building or visitor facilities, and the available information gives no opening hours or admission fees.
Where exactly is the Ringwallanlage Nack located?: It lies on the Nack hill between the hamlets of Wörsdorf and Niederauroff, northwest of Idstein in Hesse.
What is the difference between the Ringwallanlage Nack and the Burg Holdersberg?: They are two separate sites in the same area, with the Burg Holdersberg located about one kilometre south of the Ringwallanlage Nack.
Has the Ringwallanlage Nack ever been excavated?: No archaeological excavation has taken place so far, which is why its history remains uncertain.