Altneufels castle ruins

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Altneufels castle ruins
Alternative name (s): Old Neufels
Castle type : Hilltop castle, spur position, moth
Conservation status: Foundation walls
Place: Neuenstein -Neufels
Geographical location 49 ° 15 '12.8 "  N , 9 ° 36' 56.9"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 15 '12.8 "  N , 9 ° 36' 56.9"  E

The Altneufels castle ruins , also known as Alt-Neufels , include the remains of a spur castle of the type of a tower hill castle (Motte) on the extreme tip of a southern valley slope northwest of Neufels, a hamlet in the community of Neuenstein in the Hohenlohe district in Baden-Württemberg .

The foundation walls of a residential tower are still preserved from the former small moth enclosure with a flat moat facing northeast .

The castle complex probably served as a refuge and was not permanently inhabited.

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