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Wallburg Almerskopf, Barig-Selbenhausen

Ringwall Almerskopf

Barig-Selbenhausen

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Barig-Selbenhausen

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Wallburg Almerskopf stands in Barig-Selbenhausen (Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Ringwall Almerskopf is a prehistoric hillfort on the hill of the same name near the hamlet of Barig-Selbenhausen in Hesse. Dating from the Middle La Tène period, the earthwork covers around 3.3 hectares and retains a clearly recognisable oval outline beneath the forest cover. Several lines of banks and ditches survive, some sections still showing stone packing from the original ramparts. Three further, largely unexplored fortified sites lie on neighbouring hills nearby.

What to know

  • The site lies on a wooded hilltop and can be visited freely, without fixed hours or tickets.
  • Visiting means walking through uneven, forested terrain with no visitor infrastructure.
  • No standing buildings remain, only earthen banks, ditches and stone remnants.
  • The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
  • Three similar hillforts stand on nearby hills for those wishing to extend the visit.

Practical information

Opening hours

Monday (today)Closed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday16:00-18:00
ThursdayClosed
FridayClosed
Saturday10:00-16:00
SundayClosed

Opening hours published by the château on its Google listing. We have not yet confirmed them on its official website.

Visit duration
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Wheelchair access
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Dogs
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Parking
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Where this château is

Barig-Selbenhausen · Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg · Hessen

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Address

Lager Almerskopf 1, 35799 Merenberg

Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.

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Château phone number

+49 6476 913622

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

What remains of the Ringwall Almerskopf today?
Earthen banks, ditches and stone remnants trace the outline of a former circular rampart, with no standing structures.
How old is the Ringwall Almerskopf?
The earthwork dates from the Middle La Tène period, part of the Celtic Iron Age.
Do you need a ticket to visit?
No, it is an open-air site that can be visited freely in the forest.
Is the site easy to reach?
Visiting involves walking through sloped, uneven forest terrain with no visitor facilities.

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Sources

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

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