Ringwall curtain wall
| Ringwall curtain wall | |
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 Remnants of masonry can be found scattered on the forest floor |
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| Alternative name (s): | Rent wall |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall |
| Place: | Katzenelnbogen - Oberfischbach |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 14 '41.5 " N , 7 ° 55' 0.4" E |
| Height: | 449 m above sea level NN |
The Ringwall Ringmauer is a defunct rampart, located in the Rhineland-Palatinate Taunus on the ring wall , about 2.5 kilometers west of Oberfischbach and 0.7 kilometers east of Spriestersbach. The remains are only faintly visible in the area and stand out as a stony earth step with a maximum height of 1.0 meters. As with the nearby Weißler Höhe ring wall, it can be assumed that the wall system was used as a quarry and thus fell victim to road construction, among other things.
The rampart itself was located here on the mountain peak, which drops very steeply in the north and moderately steep on the other mountain flanks. Towards these vulnerable sides, there are steps in the terrain about 300 meters away, which could possibly represent section walls. The large number of masonry remains in the core area suggests dry masonry. No statements can be made about the function of the system or its dating, as no more in-depth research has taken place here.
literature
- Karl August von Cohausen , Die Wallburgen, Landwehr u. old entrenchments of the administrative district of Wiesbaden In: Nassauische Annalen 15 , No. 19