Heid Castle

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Heid Castle
Burg-heid-schillingen.jpg
Alternative name (s): Haid Castle, Heid Manor
Creation time : around 1800
Castle type : Niederungsburg
Conservation status: Receive
Standing position : Clericals, nobles
Place: Shillings
Geographical location 49 ° 38 '30 "  N , 6 ° 43' 45"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 38 '30 "  N , 6 ° 43' 45"  E
Height: 330  m above sea level NHN
Heid Castle (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Heid Castle
Burg Heid, aerial photo (2016)

The castle Heid , including Castle Haid or estate Heid is called a lowland castle at about 330  m above sea level. NHN near the former train station of the local community Lampaden in the district of Trier-Saarburg in Rhineland-Palatinate .

location

Heid Castle is located on the road between Lampaden and Heddert in Schillinger municipality near the Heider Mühle Castle and on the Heidkopf , which is 530  m above sea level. NHN has.

history

The Heid estate, which was built under the Schillingen and Hedderter ban in the 14th century, was owned by the Trier cathedral chapter in the 18th century . In 1804, the art collector Peter Job Hermes became the owner of the property through auction. Around 1850, his nephew Johann Peter Job Nell converted the property into a manor and manor and over time the name castle became established. A pond created suggests a moated castle , which is also indicated by the coat of arms above the entrance gate between the gate towers .

In 1932 the von Nell family gave up the agricultural business and in the same year the general manager Achter from Mönchengladbach acquired the estate, which is continued today by his grandson.

investment

The romantic castle complex has two gate towers with a helmet roof with an entrance gate in between, above which the large coat of arms of those of Nell zu Thomenacher is carved in sandstone and which are joined by a large round tower, a donjon and a stable building in the same shape.

The half fountain shell at the front of the main building, decorated with mussel ribs, dates back to the 18th century. More recently, the former well post has been replaced by a red sandstone pillar and carries a figure of the Mother of God carrying the child on her right arm.

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