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Turmhügel Altes Schloss, Erbendorf

Turmhügel Altes Schloss

Erbendorf

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Erbendorf

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Turmhügel Altes Schloss stands in Erbendorf (Landkreis Tirschenreuth), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Turmhügel Altes Schloss is an isolated medieval motte in woodland south of the hamlet of Hauxdorf, part of Erbendorf. What survives today is an earthen mound surrounded by a ditch, the remnant of a timber and earth fortification whose original structures vanished long ago. It is visited as an archaeological trace in the landscape, with no reconstruction or facilities, of interest to those curious about early rural fortifications.

What to know

  • This is an outdoor woodland site, with no building or reconstruction to see.
  • Access is on foot from Hauxdorf, via a forest track.
  • The ground shows a mound surrounded by a ditch, with some pits left by illicit digging.
  • There are no opening hours or admission fees, as the site is freely accessible.
  • The site is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.

Where this château is

Erbendorf · Landkreis Tirschenreuth · Bayern

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Address

92681 Erbendorf

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Heritage status
Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Frequently asked

What is the Turmhügel Altes Schloss?
It is a medieval motte, a fortified mound now reduced to an earthwork surrounded by a ditch, located in woodland near Hauxdorf, a hamlet of Erbendorf.
Are there ruins or buildings to see on site?
No, no structures remain, only the shape of the mound and its surrounding ditch.
Who built this fortification?
It may have been built by the Counts of Sulzbach, though sources are insufficient to confirm this.
How do you get to the site?
It is reached on foot from Hauxdorf via a forest track, as there is no direct road access.
Is there an entrance fee?
There is none, as the site is freely accessible woodland.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

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