What remains of the Wallburg Gellinghausen today?

What survives are earthen ramparts, ditches and some masonry remains at the entrances; no building still stands.

Can you visit the Wallburg Gellinghausen freely?

Yes, the site is an open-air area with no fixed hours or ticket, similar to an archaeological terrain.

How old is the Wallburg Gellinghausen?

Research places its use between roughly 700 BC and 1200 AD, across several successive phases.

Why is the site also called Hünenburg?

This is another traditional name for the earthwork, first recorded in the 14th century in the records of Abdinghof monastery.

Does visiting require physical effort?

Yes, the terrain is hilly and uneven, with a climb up a rocky spur.

Wallburg Gellinghausen

Borchen

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Borchen

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Wallburg Gellinghausen stands in Borchen (Kreis Paderborn), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Wallburg Gellinghausen, also known as Hünenburg, lies on a rocky spur at the eastern edge of the Paderborn plateau, above the Altenau valley near Etteln, in Borchen. It is a multi-part earthwork fortification whose successive occupation phases span a very long period, from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages. Visitors can still make out well-preserved ramparts and ditches, as well as remains of dry-stone and mortared masonry around the gateways. The site is regarded as one of the best-preserved examples of its kind in Westphalia.

What to know

The site is visited outdoors, on wooded and hilly terrain requiring a walk up a rocky spur.
No opening hours or fees apply, as access to the site is free like an open-air archaeological remain.
The visible structures are earthen ramparts, ditches and a few masonry remains, with no standing building.
The ground is uneven, with slopes and ditches, so sturdy footwear is advisable.
Excavations carried out between 1996 and 2004 and again in 2011 clarified the various construction phases, but today the site remains an earthwork ruin.

Where this château is

Borchen · Kreis Paderborn · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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JPQP+7G, 33178 Borchen

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What remains of the Wallburg Gellinghausen today?: What survives are earthen ramparts, ditches and some masonry remains at the entrances; no building still stands.
Can you visit the Wallburg Gellinghausen freely?: Yes, the site is an open-air area with no fixed hours or ticket, similar to an archaeological terrain.
How old is the Wallburg Gellinghausen?: Research places its use between roughly 700 BC and 1200 AD, across several successive phases.
Why is the site also called Hünenburg?: This is another traditional name for the earthwork, first recorded in the 14th century in the records of Abdinghof monastery.
Does visiting require physical effort?: Yes, the terrain is hilly and uneven, with a climb up a rocky spur.