Tower hill pond
| Tower hill pond | |
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 The castle hill in 2015 |
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| Creation time : | around 1200 |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg, moth |
| Conservation status: | Castle stable, castle hill, moat remains |
| Place: | Ubstadt-Weiher -Weiher |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 10 '37 .3 " N , 8 ° 37' 28" E |
The Tower Hill Pond is a Outbound Turmhügelburg (Motte) in the Kraichbachniederung about 200 meters southeast of the Church on the outskirts of Weiher, district of the municipality Ubstadt-Weiher in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Wuerttemberg .
The castle was built around 1200 by the Lords of Weiher and came to the Speyer diocese in 1282 . In 1431 the castle was described as dilapidated and fell into disrepair until 1568. In 1960 excavations took place on the castle site .
From the former castle complex, the almost circular 3 to 3.5 meter high castle hill with a lower diameter of around 45 meters and an upper diameter of around 27 meters as well as remains of moats have been preserved.
literature
- Archaeological monuments in Baden-Wuerttemberg , State Surveying Office Baden-Wuerttemberg (publisher), 1990
Web links
- Entry on Weiher Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen".