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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Burg Altdahn Alternative Name: Castle of the 13th CenturyCountry: Germany Land: Rhineland-Palatinate Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Pirmasens Nearest Village: Dahn
Latitude: 49.150278N Longitude: 7.802500E
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 |
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Cliff Castle in Rhineland-Palatinate
Fortifications over a impressive and large area. Especially intersting are the chambers, niches, the stable and corridors which where worked out of the massive rock. The most current research concludes that it is probable castle Tanstein already existed in the early Middle Ages as a refuge castle long before the others of the group were built.
More information at:
http://www.keithlaney.net/Legendary_Castles_of_the_Palatinate/Altdahn/altdahn_castle_group.htm
Tolle, weitläufige Anlage, in der es viel zu entdecken gibt. Besonders interessant sind die Kammern, Höhlen, der Stall und Gänge, die aus dem Felsmassiv herausgemeißelt wurden.
Mehr Infos unter:
http://www.pfalz.de/freizeit-und-erleben/burgruine-altdahn-bei-dahn
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