Ruin Rabenstein (Rhön)

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Ruin Rabenstein
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Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: Wall remains, corridors
Place: Wild spots
Geographical location 50 ° 23 '55.7 "  N , 9 ° 53' 9.2"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 23 '55.7 "  N , 9 ° 53' 9.2"  E
Ruin Rabenstein (Bavaria)
Ruin Rabenstein

The Rabenstein ruins are the remains of a hilltop castle on the grounds of the Wildflecken military training area near Wildflecken in the Hohe Rhön .

Geographical location

The castle was on the southern basalt head of the Rabensteine. This is located 630 meters southwest of the summit of the Beilstein . Today the border with Hesse is in the immediate vicinity .

history

Nothing is known about the history of the castle. However, it was located on the Fulda - Würzburg border , which is why it can be assumed that it was a protective castle with the purpose of border defense.

description

Only remains of the wall remain from the complex itself. Two courses are carved into the rock. A larger one is provided with steps. A smaller corridor, ten meters from the large one, leads three meters into the rock. Both are not linked.

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