List of ground monuments in Leichlingen (Rhineland)
The following list contains the official ground monuments in the area of the city of Leichlingen , Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis , North Rhine-Westphalia .
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| Moth Müllerhof | Mühlenberg / Müllerhof | Approx. 100 m south-south-east. of the Müllerhof and 15 m southwest of the Wupper in a pasture remains of a moth. The western half of the formerly square castle hill 2.3 m high and about 40 m long is still preserved. On today's eastern edge remains of rubble masonry, mortared and still approx. 1.5 m high. On the western edge faint traces of a formerly circulating ditch. | April 8, 1980 | 20th |
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| Trench system | Bongert | 2500 m northwest from Leichlingen, approx. 350 m east-southeast of Haus Nesselrath on the edge of the Wupperniederung a ditch. The system consists of a circular trench approx. 14 m in diameter, 3.5 m max. Depth on the slope side and a central mound of irregular shape, 1.7 m high. Probably a moth or a storage mound. | April 8, 1980 | 21st |
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Former castle , Motte Zoppesmur | Zoppesmur | Approx. 3500 m northeast. In the center of Leichlignen and about 100 m north of Leysiefen, on the edge of the Wupperniederung, in the N slope, there is a castle, the so-called "Zoppesmur". The facility consists of a roughly square hill cut from the slope by ditches in the north and east, with a side length of approx. 65 m at the base and 40 m at the plateau. The plateau is not artificially elevated, lies in the N 9 m above the trench sole, and is surrounded by a mighty wall. Inside the foundation walls of a square tower with a side length of 8 m and a wall thickness of 1.2 m. The plateau is surrounded by a ditch up to 20 m wide in the north, which also has a rampart there. The crown of the wall is 3.5 m above the bottom of the trench. According to the evidence of the broken fragments, the castle was built in the 12th century. The first written mention of it comes from the year 1280. The end of use of the complex and the beginning of its decay should be in the 15th century. | 12th century | April 8, 1980 | 22nd |
| Two burial mounds | Foremost bush | Approx. 400 m south of the end of Schraffenberg and approx. 250 m east of the railway in the sparse bush forest two flat burial mounds. Hill I has a diameter of 22 m, 0.94 m high, Hill II 17 m in diameter and 0.40 m high. | 02/18/1981 | 23 |
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Geological outcrop Leichlinger sand mountains | Am Adler 22, 24, 26b / Am schwarzen Adler / Stockberg 15, 21, 27, 29, 31 | Approx. 1000 m northwest In the center of Leichlingen, in the eastern part of the Spürklenberg, there is a sand pit of approx. 400 m length and width. In its southwest corner there is a well-preserved geological outcrop, which clearly shows the structure of the sand mountains. These are marine deposits from the Tertiary (Upper Oligocene) that contain mussel beds. | April 8, 1980 | 32 |
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Nesselrath deserted castle , former moated castle | Gut Nesselrath 1 | On the south bank of the Wupper, 3 km north-northeast of Leichlingen, there is the former knight's seat Haus Nesslrath. While the abdominal remains of the castle house are no longer preserved above ground, the former moat area clearly stands out in the terrain. In the outer bailey to the north, the north and east wings of the old structure have been preserved. Broken wall foundations indicate a corner tower on the northeast side. Upstream trenches have not been preserved above ground in this area. Foundations of older buildings can be seen in the southern courtyard area. | 04.09.1985 | 40 |
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