Moth Bruckhausen
| Moth Bruckhausen | |
|---|---|
| Alternative name (s): | Castle hill, Spiekerberg |
| Creation time : | Medieval |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg, moth |
| Conservation status: | Tower hill with rampart and moat preserved |
| Place: | Hünxe - Bruckhausen |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 36 '29.6 " N , 6 ° 45' 43.2" E |
| Height: | 38 m above sea level NN |
The Bruckhausen Motte , also called Burghügel or Spiekerberg , is located east of the village of Bruckhausen , a district of the municipality of Hünxe in North Rhine-Westphalia .
The tower hill castle (Motte) probably came from the Middle Ages and served as a storage facility for grain. Remains of the moat and earth wall surrounding it can still be seen today.
literature
- Michael Müller-Wille: Medieval castle mounds - moths in the northern Rhineland . Böhlau Verlag, Cologne 1966