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<< Our Photo Pages >> Burg Altdahn - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Germany in Rhineland-Palatinate

Submitted by IndianaStones on Thursday, 29 August 2013  Page Views: 3526

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Burg Altdahn Alternative Name: Castle of the 13th Century
Country: Germany Land: Rhineland-Palatinate Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Pirmasens  Nearest Village: Dahn
Latitude: 49.150278N  Longitude: 7.802500E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Burg Altdahn
Burg Altdahn submitted by IndianaStones : Burg Altdahn (Text missing. Re-upload by holger_rix. Pictures had to be turned) (Vote or comment on this photo)
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.

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http://www.pfalz.de/freizeit-und-erleben/burgruine-altdahn-bei-dahn
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Burg Altdahn
Burg Altdahn submitted by IndianaStones : Burg Altdahn (Text missing. Re-upload by holger_rix. Pictures had to be turned) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Burg Altdahn
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Burg Altdahn
Burg Altdahn submitted by IndianaStones : View from above (Vote or comment on this photo)

Burg Altdahn
Burg Altdahn submitted by IndianaStones (Vote or comment on this photo)

Burg Altdahn
Burg Altdahn submitted by IndianaStones : Burg Altdahn (Text missing. Re-upload by holger_rix. Pictures had to be turned)

Burg Altdahn
Burg Altdahn submitted by IndianaStones

Burg Altdahn
Burg Altdahn submitted by IndianaStones

Burg Altdahn
Burg Altdahn submitted by IndianaStones

Burg Altdahn
Burg Altdahn submitted by IndianaStones : Rock massif

Burg Altdahn
Burg Altdahn submitted by IndianaStones : The chamber of the guardian - Torwächterhaus

Burg Altdahn
Burg Altdahn submitted by IndianaStones : Room worked out of the rock

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Re: Burg Altdahn by KaiHofmann on Thursday, 29 August 2013
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Do you have any information of an earlier prehistoric habitation?
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