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Le Cheslé Celtic Hillfort

Natural Monuments

Wallonie

Le Cheslé Celtic Hillfort

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Le Cheslé Celtic Hillfort

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Parc naturel des deux Ourthes

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Location: La Roche-En-Ardenne, Marche-En-Famenne, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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3. La Roche-en-Ardenne – View of La Roche-en-Ardenne loop from Maboge

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April 16, 2019

Here is a former fortified Celtic settlement, which was surrounded by a double wall made of earth, slate and wood, which stretched for a length of about 1750 meters.
These are dry stone walls with raised areas made of wattle.
From 1960 excavations and reconstructions take place here.

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Willem VS

April 21, 2021

Le Cheslé is a Celtic camp just southwest of the village of Bérismenil in the municipality of La Roche-en-Ardenne in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. The camp is difficult to reach and is located on a rocky promontory that rises 80 meters above the river Ourthe in the brook valley like a kind of peninsula. In the east, south and west the rock is surrounded by the Ourthe, which meanders around the high plateau. On the north side is the only access, which was originally only accessible via a narrow path on a ridge. The fort's grounds cover 14 hectares. The fortress is largely protected by the steep walls and on the less steep parts a double wall of earth, slate and wood has been constructed over 1750 meters long.
Between the eighth and sixth centuries BC. the fort was probably not inhabited continuously, but was used as a shelter for the inhabitants of the nearby villages.
The area has been undergoing extensive archaeological research since 1960. In 1980, the structure on the north side of the fortress was reconstructed on site by the National Excavation Association. With its excavations, the Free University of Brussels has investigated the structure of the barrier wall in the most vulnerable spot of the fortress, which was erected 6 meters high.
Today it is a nature reserve with excavated and reconstructed walls. From the camp one has a view over that part of the valley of the Ourthe.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

November 17, 2021

A walking path of about 1.5 km runs over the historic ramparts. You will notice for yourself that this fortress was impregnable. The Celtic settlement of approximately 14 hectares was largely protected by steep rock faces and wooden structures and double walls of earth and slate were built on the less steep parts.

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Location: La Roche-En-Ardenne, Marche-En-Famenne, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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1. Ourthe Riverside Trail – View of the Ourthe River loop from Nadrin

2. Ourthe Riverside Trail – Le Hérou Rock Formation loop from Maboge

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