Kaaksburg Ringfort

The ring wall castle 'Kaaksburg' dates back to the 8th or 9th century. Its oldest known documentary mention dates from 1560-1576.The oval ring wall with a diameter of 80 or 100 m and a height of around 5 m was raised from dark earth, while the ground in the surrounding area is sandy, which is why it was assumed that the material came from the Bekau, which flows past in the southeast.At that time, the Bekau was navigable at least as far as the castle and was influenced by the tides until it was embanked; the area around the castle was still swampy and marshy at that time and was occasionally flooded. It was therefore assumed that the castle was built in this strategically favorable position to control the waterway. According to a folk legend, it once served as a base for pirates - sometimes Klaus Störtebeker is mentioned.While the country road between Itzehoe and Schenefeld used to bypass the ring wall to the east, today's L 127 runs right through the ring.de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaksburg