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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Wallburg Hünenburg (Bielefeld)Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 3.086 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Bielefeld
Latitude: 52.014444N Longitude: 8.473639E
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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 |
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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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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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The Wallburg Hünenburg is a hillfort in Bielefeld (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). Based on radiocarbon dating, the enclosure dates from the Pre-Roman Iron Age (ca. 340 – 200 BC).
The hillfort measures 2.8 ha. The circular system of ramparts surrounds the top of the hill. Parts of the dry stone wall have been excavated. The enclosure seems to have been used as refuge fort, but also as a sanctuary.
Parts of the enclosure have been destroyed by a medieval stone quarry and two modern telecommunication towers. Some of the ramparts are still visible.
Literature:
[01] Capelle, T.: Wallburgen in Westfalen-Lippe. Herausgegeben von der Altertumskommission für Westfalen, Frühe Burgen in Westfalen Sonderband 1 (2010).
[02] Günther, K.: Die Hünenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Bielefeld. Frühe Burgen in Westfalen 4. Herausgegeben von der Altertumskommission für Westfalen (2001).
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