<< Our Photo Pages >> Burg von Burbach - Hillfort in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Burg von BurbachCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 3.529 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Burbach
Latitude: 50.737950N Longitude: 8.067206E
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 |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Janek visited on 10th Feb 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3
The hillfort is situated on the hill with the same name. It is believed to have been built by the Celts 2500 years ago.
Literature:
[01] Capelle, T.: Wallburgen in Westfalen-Lippe. Herausgegeben von der Altertumskommission für Westfalen. Nr. XIX, Frühe Burgen in Westfalen Sonderband 1 (2010).
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