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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Drábské Světničky Alternative Name: Hrad Drábské světničkyCountry: Czech Republic
NOTE: This site is 8.153 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Bohemia Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Mlada Boleslav Nearest Village: Mnichovo Hradiště
Latitude: 50.531651N Longitude: 15.031926E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Bohemia
Drábské světničky is a spectacular ruin of a 13th-century rock castle in northern Bohemia, Czech Republic. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of Mnichovo Hradiště on the ragged edge of a sandstone cliff high above surrounding landscape. The castle covers a group of seven sandstone rocks, connected with wooden bridges. The most important object is a sitting room with carved altar discovered in 1921. It has been abandoned since the Hussite wars in the 15th century.
In the Příhrazské skály (Příhrazské highlands) there were originally six medieval castles. In addition to the best preserved castle Valečov, there are also the mostly preserved former castles of Klamorna, Hynšta, and Drábské.
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