Section fortification in Burgholz (Türkenfeld)

The early medieval section fortification in Burgholz is located about 1500 meters south-east of Türkenfeld ( Fürstenfeldbruck district , Upper Bavaria ) on a low terrain spur ( Zankenhausen district ).

history

As with most of these ground monuments , all documents or other records relating to the history of the Burgplatz are missing here .

The ground monument has not yet been archaeologically examined. The partially good preservation of the two section walls indicates an early medieval era.

The hidden location in the area at some distance from the next larger settlement corresponds to comparable facilities in the immediate vicinity, which are often interpreted as smaller Hungarian fortresses from the first half of the 10th century. Such protective castles were mostly created through the development of older, partly prehistoric and early historical settlement areas and defensive structures.

description

The weir system was built on the plateau of a wedge-shaped spur facing east over two streams. In the north and south, the 15 to 20 meter high steep slopes protect the Burgplatz. To the east of the spur, the Burgbach flows into the Eichbach when coming from the northwest. Beyond the streams, the terrain rises again, sometimes very steeply, by 15 to 20 meters. The Burgplatz was actually only accessible from the west. Additional obstacles to approach - such as tree traps or thorn hedges - are likely to have been in front of the main wall.

The steep slopes were fortified only as palisades or plank or wattle fences. The two eastern and western section walls are clearly visible in the terrain. Both ramparts run from north to south across the ridge. The western fortification bar is about three meters high, measured from the bottom of the trench, and the bottom trench on the field side is about 1.5 meters deep. The rampart is broken in the middle by a wide passage, which probably goes back to a later forest path. The former main gate is likely to have been on the east side.

The eastern section wall above the confluence of the two streams is somewhat poorer. In the south, the moat runs in an arc to the west to the edge of the slope (wall height about two meters). A few meters north of a breakthrough that is modernly used as a timber removal route, there is another wall gap, behind which the crest of the wall rises again to around three meters. The former main gate can possibly be located here.

Between the two ramparts, the terrain slopes sharply to the east. The ground monument is currently (2008) largely tree-free after a large windbreak , the terrain has been churned up by heavy timber harvesting machines.

The Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation lists the ground monument as an early medieval section fortification under monument number D 1-7932-0001.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation: Entry

Coordinates: 48 ° 5 ′ 30 ″  N , 11 ° 5 ′ 51 ″  E