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<< Our Photo Pages >> Burgstall Oppidum - Hillfort in Germany in Baden-Wuerttemberg

Submitted by AlexHunger on Tuesday, 13 September 2005  Page Views: 8526

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Burgstall Oppidum Alternative Name: Finsterlohr Oppidum
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 6.924 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: Baden-Wuerttemberg Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Würzburg  Nearest Village: Creglingen
Latitude: 49.435370N  Longitude: 10.116130E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Burgstall Oppidum
Burgstall Oppidum submitted by AlexHunger : 1st and 2nd Century BCE Celtic Hillfort of about 1.2 Square Kilometer surface area. This section of about 5 Meter thick wall has been restored together with the wooden pilars that help suport it. The local community has set up a hiking circuit with information signs at regular distances. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Baden-Württemberg

1.2 square KM large Celtic hillfort dating to 1-2 Century BCE with nicely reconstructed Stone wall on one side. Walls are about 5 meters in most areas, but heavily eroded as the original wooden suports no longer hold it together
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Burgstall Oppidum
Burgstall Oppidum submitted by AlexHunger : Map of 1st and 2nd Century BCE Celtic Hillfort of about 0.5 Square Kilometer surface area. The local community has set up a hiking circuit with information signs at regular distances. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Burgstall Oppidum
Burgstall Oppidum submitted by AlexHunger : 1st and 2nd Century BCE Celtic Hillfort of about 0.5 Square Kilometer surface area. Unrestored section of about 5 Meter thick wall. The wooden pilars that helped suport it have rotted away. The local community has set up a hiking circuit with information signs at regular distances. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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