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Medieval (High and Late)Site Name: Sieben Gräben
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 0.538 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Hagen Nearest Village: Hohenlimburg
Latitude: 51.340724N Longitude: 7.567494E
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Harald_Platta visited on 13th Mar 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

The hillfort Sieben Gräben ("Seven Ditches") is located on Schleipenberg hill in Hagen (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).
The fortification consists of a triple rampart-ditch system around an interior space of 21 m in diameter. In the north there is an additional protection by a neck ditch.
During the excavations carried out in 1908, the remains of a square building, probably a tower, were found in the interior. According to the results at that time, the ramparts were not reinforced by stone walls.

It is not known when the hillfort was built. According to ceramics found, the hillfort existed at least from the late 12th to the 15th century.
The history of Sieben Gräben seems to be linked to the nearby Hohenlimburg castle from the 13th century. However, it is not clear whether it represents a much older predecessor fortification or whether it was built to protect the construction site of the Hohenlimburg castle. At least both sites seem to have been used in parallel during High Medieval times.

References
[01] Capelle, T.: Wallburgen in Westfalen-Lippe (= Frühe Burgen in Westfalen. Sonderband 1) (2010).
[02] Niederhöfer, K. (Bearb.): Burgen AufRuhr. Unterwegs zu 100 Burgen, Schlössern und Herrensitzen in der Ruhrregion (2010).
[03] Schmedding, J.H.: Die Erdwerke auf dem Schlossberge bei Hohenlimburg. In: Franz Biermann/Johann Heinrich Schmedding: Atlas vor- und frühgeschichtlicher Befestigungen in Westfalen. Heft 1 (1920).
[04] Blank, R./Cichy, E./Marra, S.: Archäologie der Geschichte – Befunde aus dem Mittelalter und der Neuzeit im Raum Hagen. In: Michael Baales/Ralf Blank/Jörg Orschiedt (Hrsg.): Archäologie in Hagen. Eine Geschichtslandschaft wird erforscht (2010).
[05] Blank, R.: Hagen. Geschichte einer Großstadt und ihrer Region (2008).
[06] Arzinger, K.O.: Wälle, Burgen, Herrensitze (= Landeskundliche Beiträge des Vereins für Orts- und Heimatkunde Hohenlimburg. Band 1) (1991).

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