Castle wall near Ottensen
| Castle wall near Ottensen | ||
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 The main wall pierced by a path. |
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| Alternative name (s): | Heimbruchburg | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, moats and ramparts | |
| Place: | Home break | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 26 '27 " N , 9 ° 40' 20" E | |
| Height: | 20 m above sea level NN | |
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The castle wall at Ottensen is near the Buxtehuder local part Ottensen preferred Outbound rampart . It is located near the lily of the valley hill, a Bronze Age barrow, on a Geestsporn , which, opposite Heimbruch , protrudes into the valley of the Este .
investment
The location of the castle on the Geestsporn is strategically favorable, the conditions offer great natural protection. From the castle the Falkenberg in Hamburg-Hausbruch , Moisburg and even Blankenese were visible. The plateau on which the facility is located is flanked on two sides by dry valleys . On the open side facing southeast, the semicircular castle complex was protected by a steep slope, at the foot of which the marshy Estetal joined. On the side facing the Geest, the main wall was built with an inner diameter of 70 to 80 m, ramparts and ditches formed a bailey . A barrow nearby has served as an observation point.
origin
The origin of this castle complex is unclear. The complex suggests a Saxon refugee castle. Hermann Grotefend suspected that it was a dynastic residence of the von Heimbruch family. The historian Artur Conrad Förste rejects these assumptions, arguing, among other things, that at the time of the appearance of Heimbruch structures such as the Ottensener Burgwall were no longer built, and that new castle buildings from this time can be found in written sources.
Dig
The castle wall was first measured in 1933, and an excavation was carried out in 1936 . However, this was carried out carelessly and gave no usable results. The few excavation finds, mainly a few pottery shards, and the excavation records were almost completely lost. The main wall was cut through in two places and the overburden resulting from the excavations was tipped on the open sides, so that the impression of a ring wall now results. As a restoration measure, the heathland around the ramparts was planted with trees and bushes. Today the facility is located in the middle of a deciduous forest.
literature
- Ilsabeth Lühning: The castle wall of Ottensen. In: Buxtehude site. Buxtehude Notes No. 1. Buxtehude 1986, pp. 160-175.
- Artur Conrad Förste: Is the Ottensener Burgwall a "break-away castle"? In: Buxtehude site. Buxtehude notes no.1. Buxtehude 1986, S176-195.
- Ilsabeth Lühning, Dark Times for Monument Preservation. The castle wall in Ottensen. In: Archeology in Lower Saxony 1, 1998, pp. 80–82.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ilsabeth Lühning: The castle wall of Ottensen. In: Buxtehude site. Buxtehude Notes No. 1. Buxtehude 1986, p. 162 ff.
Web links
- The castle wall in the Ottenser Feldmark ( Memento from August 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive )