Wallburg Kahle
Lennestadt
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- Where
- Lennestadt
To make a day of it
Wallburg Kahle stands in Lennestadt (Kreis Olpe), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.
The Wallburg Kahle is an earthwork fortification set on a ridge at 479.6 metres above sea level, east of Meggen, a district of Lennestadt, overlooking the Lenne valley. Three successive embankment lines, now partly worn away, once outlined the enclosure of a site that comparative archaeology places in the pre-Roman Iron Age. No datable finds have come from the area, apart from a smelting furnace reported from excavations prior to 1923 and heaps of brown iron ore still visible on the ground. The site is reached on foot from Meggen and has no visitor facilities.
What to know
- The site can only be reached on foot from Meggen, via two hiking paths that converge at a saddle 462 metres above sea level.
- The climb involves a noticeable physical effort, with an elevation gain of over 200 metres from the village of Meggen.
- There are no visitor facilities on site: what remains are earthwork ramparts and trench remains dug during wartime.
- Storm Kyrill severely damaged the remaining ramparts during the subsequent clearance work.
- No information is available regarding opening hours, admission fees or accessibility.
Where this château is
Lennestadt · Kreis Olpe · Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Address
Lennestadt, Kreis Olpe
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- Heritage status
- Protection status unknown
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Frequently asked
- Where is the Wallburg Kahle located?
- It is located in Lennestadt, in the Kreis Olpe, in North Rhine-Westphalia, on a hilltop east of the village of Meggen.
- How old is the Wallburg Kahle?
- With no datable finds recovered, it is attributed by comparison to the pre-Roman Iron Age.
- How can visitors reach the Wallburg Kahle?
- It can only be reached on foot from Meggen, via hiking paths that meet at a saddle at 462 metres before the final climb.
- What remains visible at the site?
- Three successive earthwork ramparts, now partly worn, are still visible, along with heaps of iron ore and more recent wartime trenches.
- Is the Wallburg Kahle equipped for visitors?
- No, the site has no visitor facilities and no known opening hours or fees.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.
