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<< Our Photo Pages >> Celtic Sanctum Skřipel - Hillfort in Czech Republic in Bohemia

Submitted by ladrin on Monday, 15 February 2016  Page Views: 2028

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Celtic Sanctum Skřipel Alternative Name: Švédské šance
Country: Czech Republic
NOTE: This site is 9.862 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Bohemia Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Hostomice  Nearest Village: Skřipel
Latitude: 49.837244N  Longitude: 14.075248E
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
4 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.
3 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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Celtic sanctum Skřipel
Celtic sanctum Skřipel submitted by ladrin : The site is located about 1km SE from the village Skřipel. Dusty field road leads nearby. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Celtic sanctum Skřipel
Celtic sanctum Skřipel submitted by ladrin : Nice aerial view (photo copyright P. Pokorný, 2013) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Celtic sanctum Skřipel
Celtic sanctum Skřipel submitted by ladrin : Massive earthen ramparts are up to three metres in height. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Celtic sanctum Skřipel
Celtic sanctum Skřipel submitted by ladrin : The place seems to be still important for the "new pagans". (Vote or comment on this photo)

Celtic sanctum Skřipel
Celtic sanctum Skřipel submitted by ladrin : Western side of the banks with plausible original entrance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Celtic sanctum Skřipel
Celtic sanctum Skřipel submitted by ladrin : Viereckschanze Skřipel

Celtic sanctum Skřipel
Celtic sanctum Skřipel submitted by ladrin : Celtic sacred monument called Viereckschanze.

Celtic sanctum Skřipel
Celtic sanctum Skřipel submitted by ladrin : Massive earthen ramparts has up to three metres in height.

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