Kunreuth tower hill

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Kunreuth tower hill
Creation time : Medieval
Castle type : Niederungsburg, moth
Conservation status: Burgstall, Kernhügel, Graben, Wall
Place: Presseck - Kunreuth
Geographical location 50 ° 13 '54.8 "  N , 11 ° 31' 58.1"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 13 '54.8 "  N , 11 ° 31' 58.1"  E
Height: 595  m above sea level NHN
Tower Hill Kunreuth (Bavaria)
Kunreuth tower hill

The Tower Hill Kunreuth denotes a Outbound medieval motte (moth) on the eastern outskirts of Kunreuth , a district of the market Presseck in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria .

The square core mound with moat and outer wall is still preserved from the former moth enclosure.

literature

  • Rüdiger Bauriedel, Ruprecht Konrad: Medieval fortifications and noble residences in the district of Kulmbach . Published by the district of Kulmbach, Neudrossenfeld 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-033354-5 , pp. 192 and 213.
  • Denis André Chevalley (arr.): Upper Franconia . Ed .: Michael Petzet , Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (=  Monuments in Bavaria . Volume IV ). Oldenbourg, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-486-52395-3 .
  • Klaus Schwarz: The prehistoric and early historical monuments in Upper Franconia . (Material booklets on Bavarian prehistory, series B, volume 5). Verlag Michael Laßleben , Kallmünz 1955, p. 152.

Web links

  • Entry on Kunreuth in the private database "Alle Burgen".