Schanze Eschbacher Klippen

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Schanze Eschbacher Klippen
The flat west wall with a ditch in front

The flat west wall with a ditch in front

Creation time : unknown
Conservation status: Burgstall
Place: Usingen - Eschbach
Geographical location 50 ° 21 '54.3 "  N , 8 ° 32' 13.1"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 21 '54.3 "  N , 8 ° 32' 13.1"  E
Ski jump Eschbacher Klippen (Hesse)
Schanze Eschbacher Klippen

The ski jump Eschbacher cliffs is a Wallenburg north of Usinger hamlet Eschbach in Hochtaunus . The natural monument Eschbacher Klippen is in the immediate vicinity .

The function and timing of the system are unknown. It has a rectangular shape, with sides of 140 meters by 75 meters. A trench about 2 meters wide is in front of the ramparts.

Monument protection

The area of ​​the ramparts is a ground monument according to the Hessian Monument Protection Act . Investigations and targeted collection of finds are subject to approval, and accidental finds are reported to the monument authorities.

literature

  • Fritz-Rudolf Herrmann : The prehistoric finds and the site monuments of the Obertaunus and Usingen districts. A catalog. In: Saalburg yearbook. 17, 1958, ISSN  0080-5157 , pp. 13-46, here p. 37.