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Roman watchtower and ring fortification at Kapellenberg

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Roman watchtower and ring fortification at Kapellenberg

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Location: Hofheim am Taunus, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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guude 🤘

December 31, 2021

So, you can guess a lot. But without the information you would not be aware of it.

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Sascha

February 1, 2019

A Roman watchtower once stood here. The earth walls and a sign can still be seen today.

"There is disagreement among experts as to when the Roman watchtower was built and how long it was used. Some experts assume it will be used in the years AD 40 to 70, while others place the tower in AD 83-86 And the Chattenkrieg of Domitian, which is to be seen in connection with the Roman forts in Hofheim.

The tower itself can no longer be seen, the small ramparts around the tower are still well preserved. It is almost circular with a diameter of 35 meters. It consists of two trenches that were originally around 4.5 meters wide and 1.5 meters deep. There was a flat wall between the trenches. In the access area, the trenches were offset from one another.

The approximately 150 square meter interior was protected by a wooden wall. This cannot have been a palisade. A wicker or plank wall with an earth dam in front of it, as was often found with light fortifications in Roman times, is more likely.

The tower was probably quite high. This can be concluded from the fact that its foundation piles were set 2.2 meters deep into the stony ground. From the tower there was a line of sight to Hofheim Fort. The Main Plain could be easily monitored from there. From local finds it can be concluded that the tower crew was always stationed there for several days. To the north of the tower within the ramparts were the remains of a residential building that probably served as accommodation for the tower crew. Nothing is known about the appearance of the tower. "

Description by: vici.org/vici/8434

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ghostcat

December 1, 2020

Only if you look very closely will you see the faint contours of the double wall ditch on the forest floor. A Roman watchtower once stood here. The tower and picket fence disappeared a long time ago. This ground monument is located along the "Archäologische Rundweg", a 4-kilometer walk on the Hofheimer Kapellenberg. Display boards and steles provide information about the settlement history of the Kapellenberg, which goes back to the Neolithic Age.
Whoever manages to find the stele "One Eye of Rome" stands very close to the outer wall of the Roman tower. In fact, this stele is quite hidden in the forest and is not that easy to find.

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Location: Hofheim am Taunus, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

Roman watchtower and ring fortification at Kapellenberg

1. Hofheim Wildlife Enclosure – Kapellenberg Pine Grove loop from Hofheim am Taunus

2. Hofheim Wildlife Enclosure – Cohausen Temple loop from Hofheim am Taunus

3. Kapellenberg Pine Grove – Meisterturm Observation Tower loop from Hornau

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