<< Our Photo Pages >> Schankweiler Wikingerburg - Hillfort in Germany in Rhineland-Palatinate
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Schankweiler WikingerburgCountry: Germany Land: Rhineland-Palatinate Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Trier Nearest Village: Schankweiler
Latitude: 49.884129N Longitude: 6.366170E
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 |
| 0 | no data |
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The Wikingerburg (Viking's Castle) has its origin in the Bronze Age (12th-11th century BCE). Later it was reused by the Iron Age tribes (Celts). Today there is a 100m long rampart (3-4m high) still visible.
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