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Kehrsen Motte

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Herzogtum Lauenburg

Gudow

Kehrsen Motte

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Location: Gudow, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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1. Krebssee – View of Zarrentiner See loop from Mölln (Lauenburg)

44.4km

02:44

190m

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2. View of Zarrentiner See – View of Schaalsee loop from Lehmrade

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02:24

130m

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3. St. Peter and St. Paul Church Zarrentin – Krebssee loop from Zarrentin am Schaalsee

36.5km

02:15

130m

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JR56

May 8, 2020

I find old castles simply fascinating. As a child I had wished for and even got a knight's castle for Christmas. Ivanhoe was my big hero.

Not much can be seen of this old castle, however. If you don't know it, you can drive past it, even though it's right on the street.

But if you stand in front of it, you can still guess the history. It is also well signposted so that you can find it.

In the municipality of Gudow, seven former weir systems can be traced. To the west of the Kehrsen district is the rest of a so-called tower hill castle or moth after the French "château à motte". The castle hill has a diameter of 18 m and a height of 1.5 m above the water line of the moat. The trench is 7 m wide and is interrupted in the east by a modern earth ramp. A connection to the water supply to the Stichels Bach is questionable.

Archaeological excavations in Schleswig-Holstein showed that multi-storey wooden towers stood on castle hills. Basements and towers made of rock or brick are rarely known. A castle includes a wooden bridge over the moat as well as a palisade around the tower or the base of the hill. Surrounding walls are also found in such weir systems. On the basis of finds (e.g. ceramics, metal and wood) and the findings (especially dendrochronological data) moths can be dated to the 13th / 14th century.

The castle was put under protection with the entry in the monument book.

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Manuuu🌳🚶‍♂️🚲🌲

August 2, 2020

not much can be seen I only noticed the sign on the side of the path

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Jan67SH

April 19, 2021

When I drove by there, a large number of cranes were resting at the castle. A quiet, almost lonely area with many beautiful views

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Location: Gudow, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Kehrsen Motte

1. Krebssee – View of Zarrentiner See loop from Mölln (Lauenburg)

2. View of Zarrentiner See – View of Schaalsee loop from Lehmrade

3. St. Peter and St. Paul Church Zarrentin – Krebssee loop from Zarrentin am Schaalsee

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