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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Celtic Sanctum Skřipel Alternative Name: Švédské šanceCountry: Czech Republic
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Region: Bohemia Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Hostomice Nearest Village: Skřipel
Latitude: 49.837244N Longitude: 14.075248E
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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A well preserved rectangular enclosure with ditch constructed by the Celts in La Tène Period (300–50 BC). The earthen ramparts mixed with smaller stones are up to three metres in height and 12m wide. Each side of the rectangle is more then 100 m in length.
This type of the structure is called Viereckschanze according similar sites known from south Germany.
Viereckschanze is regarded as settlements of the elite and the sacred place of the Celtic inhabitans. This particular monument probably had some connection with gold finding place situated in nearby areas. The local name Švédské šance (translated as a Swedish Ramparts) dates to the Thirty Years' War when the place temporarily hosted brigade of Swedish forces.
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