Pig's head (Tecklenburger Land)
| Pig's head | ||
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| Creation time : | indefinite in prehistoric epoch | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Earthwork | |
| Standing position : | no assignment | |
| Construction: | Wooden posts set in earthwork with palisade | |
| Place: | Brochterbeck | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 13 '57 " N , 7 ° 44' 50" E | |
| Height: | 115 m above sea level NHN | |
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The pig's head is a ring wall system from prehistoric times on the ridge of the same name. The conical mountain stump is located north of the town of Brochterbeck , Steinfurt district , in the Tecklenburger Land. The ground monument was erected on the slopes of the northern Teutoburg Forest , within today's nature reserve of the Dörenther Klippen .
C14 examinations of ash residues allow the conclusion that the facility was built in the late Early or Early Middle Bronze Age (2000–1600 BC). In addition, flint tools from a much older time have been found.
literature
- Bernhard Sicherheitsl: The attachment on the pig's head near Brochterbeck, city of Tecklenburg, Steinfurt district . Ed .: LWL - Antiquities Commission for Westphalia (= Early Castles in Westphalia . Volume 17 ). Munster 2001.