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<< Our Photo Pages >> Aalburg Befort - Hillfort in Luxembourg

Submitted by Laumesfeld on Tuesday, 12 April 2022  Page Views: 487

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Aalburg Befort Alternative Name: Altburg
Country: Luxembourg
NOTE: This site is 6.285 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Echternach  Nearest Village: Beaufort
Latitude: 49.503200N  Longitude: 6.164800E
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
3 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
0no data
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Aalburg Befort
Aalburg Befort submitted by Laumesfeld : Site in Luxembourg (Vote or comment on this photo)
Aalburg is Luxemburgish for hillfort. The most famous hillfort is the Beaufort Aalburg. This hillfort was excavated by the SS Ahnenerbe in 1940-1941. There are two basin too.
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Aalburg Befort
Aalburg Befort submitted by Laumesfeld : Site in Luxembourg (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Aalburg Befort by Janek on Thursday, 25 May 2023
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The right position of the Hillfort is N 49°50.55632', E 6°16.78267' (49.8426053N, 6.2797111E) near by Befort/LUX
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