There are several Celtic barrows at this point, and there may have been a Celtic settlement in this area.
In the background of the "village tour sign" you can see a number of clear elevations, smaller and larger.

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"... Clear signs of what might have been the first permanent settlement in the area are the Celtic burial mounds around Ellscheid ('Starkenbruch', 'Rothreiser', 'Jungholz', 'Hügelchen'). The graves date from …

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3. View of the Eifel – Celtic Burial Mounds Ellscheid loop from Ellscheid

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Location: Ellscheid, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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