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Multi-periodSite Name: Wallburg Tönsberg Alternative Name: SachsenlagerCountry: Germany
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Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Oerlinghausen Nearest Village:
Latitude: 51.948383N Longitude: 8.692091E
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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
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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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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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The hillfort is located on Tönsberg hill and allows a good overview on the surrounding landscape and former trading routes, that would lead to Münster, Paderborn, Lemgo or Hameln. Especially the neighboring pass via the south-east slope at Wistinghauser canyon has been of importance for a long time.
The hillford includes a total area of 15 hectares, while the main rampart is about 7 hectares. The fortifications consisted of earthen walls, wooden structures and dry stone walls. The system was destroyed and rebuilt several times. The southern slope exhibits several terraces, which were the basis for a settlement. No traces of a settlement were found on the climatically unfavorable north side.
After the transfer of the trading route from the Wistinghauser canyon to the north-west slope, the Wallburg Tönsberg lost its importance and was finally left in 850 AD.
Today, several parts of the ramparts are still visible. Moreover, this area includes the ruins of an early medieval church, namely Antoniuskapelle or, alternatively, Hünenkapelle. It is assumed, that the original church was built by the Franks after they had conquered the Wallburg Tönsberg from the Saxons. The site is supposed to be place of the former pagan Saxon sanctuary. After the church was destroyed in 1548, the original cross was brought to Paderborn. In 1953, a wooden cross was set up in the ruins of the church by the Catholic congregation. Since then, the cross has been damaged several times by neo-pagan groups.
The reconstruction of a part of the Wallburg Tönsberg wall can be seen in the nearby open air museum Freilichtmuseum Oerlinghausen.
Literature:
[01] Treude, E.: Die eisenzeitliche Befestigung auf dem Tönsberg bei Oerlinghausen. In: Westfalen in der Eisenzeit (2015).
[02] Bérenger, D. & Treude, E.: Die Wallburg auf dem Tönsberg bei Oerlinghausen, Kreis Lippe. In: Frühe Burgen in Westfalen. Heft 27 (2008).
[03] Fischer, M. (Red.): Die Wallburg auf dem Tönsberg. In: LWL Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit – Mitteilung 07.02.08 (2008).
[04] Lass, C.: Zeichen des Widerspruchs. Warum neuheidnische Gruppen zur Hünenkapelle auf den Tönsberg pilgern. In: Neue Westfälische. Nr. 180 (2006)
[05] Diekmann, H.: Cheruskerhof mit Tönsbergburg zu Oerlinghausen (1967).
[06] Hölzermann, H.: Lokaluntersuchungen, die Kriege der Römer und Befestigungsmanieren der Germanen, Sachsen und des späteren Mittelalters betreffend (1878).
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