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Celtic Fortress Wachenbach

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Celtic Fortress Wachenbach

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Location: Spangdahlem, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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heinz.zell-krewer

December 10, 2019

Celtic fortress Wachenbach

Spangdahlem, community Spangdahlem

description

Location on a mountain spur above the Kailbach. Probably bailey to a larger castle on today's airfield (lost). Such a main castle is due to the expansion of the airport, today only detectable by circumstantial evidence.

Celtic "Vorburg Wachenbach"

Ring-shaped walls, sandstone, ringwall diameter about 400 meters. The estimable wall width varies between 1 and 5 meters. Wall height even today, sometimes even higher than 0.5 meters. Probably type "Murus gallicus" or similar. Sandstone processing for beam support seems demonstrable. According to the stone spread estimated original wall height 2 - 4 meters. Formats of recognizable single stones in the majority between 30 and 50 cm. Largest recognizable stone with a length of approx. 1.50 meters (foundation stone, gate enclosure or similar)

Condition: heavily mossy and wooded, weathered branches.

It seems as if between the Celtic castle and the Roman reference site (kulturdb.de/einobjekt.php?id=10344;) could have existed a route connection. [1]

classification

Category:

Archaeological monuments / fortifications, fortifications and military installations / fortresses and bunkers

Time:

About 500 BC to about 500 AD

Epoch:

Celtic / Roman times

location

Geographical coordinates (WGS 1984) in decimal degrees:

lon: 6.720019

lat: 49.985064

Positional quality of the coordinates: Exactly

Field name: Saalholz

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Location: Spangdahlem, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Celtic Fortress Wachenbach

1. Pond and biotope in the Eifel – Fishing pond near Preist loop from Auw an der Kyll

2. Himmerod Abbey – Himmerod Abbey loop from Landscheid

3. Rothaus Beer Garden – Pilgrims' Path Trail to Rothaus loop from Spangdahlem

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