Püchersreuth tower hill

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Püchersreuth tower hill
Creation time : Medieval
Castle type : Niederungsburg, moth
Conservation status: Burgstall, tower hill
Place: Puchersreuth
Geographical location 49 ° 45 '20.9 "  N , 12 ° 13' 55.1"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 45 '20.9 "  N , 12 ° 13' 55.1"  E
Height: 487  m above sea level NHN

The Tower Hill Püchersreuth is a Outbound medieval motte (Motte) in the municipality Püchersreuth in Upper Palatinate Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria . No historical or archaeological information is known about this Niederungsburg , it is roughly dated as medieval.

The Motte is 125 m wnw of the church of Püchersreuth. On the gently sloping terrain to the west is the mound of earth with heavily sanded corners. It was once surrounded by a moat and a wall. The base of the hill is 25 × 25 m.

literature

  • Armin Stroh : The prehistoric and early historical monuments of the Upper Palatinate. (Material booklets on Bavarian prehistory, series B, volume 3). Verlag Michael Lassleben, Kallmünz 1975, ISBN 3-7847-5030-3 , p. 233.

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