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Inner Gate of the Celtic Ring Wall, Heiligenberg

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Inner Gate of the Celtic Ring Wall, Heiligenberg

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Inner Gate of the Celtic Ring Wall, Heiligenberg

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Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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A. Winterlich

August 6, 2019

Outside the facility on the mountain, the hikers have immortalized themselves here...
Let's leave it at that 😉

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JR on Tour

April 4, 2022

Nice way over the Ringall, the cairns keep increasing

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Stephan N

October 23, 2023

On the Heiligenberg near Heidelberg there are the remains of two Celtic ring walls that were built concentrically around the top of the hill. Both structures now only remain as ramparts.
The oldest finds (Bandkeramik) and the earliest traces of settlement on the Heiligenberg plateau date from around 5500 - 5000 BC, from the Neolithic period.

There are also traces of settlement from more recent times, such as the late Bronze Age. In the 5th century BC (Hallstatt or early La Tène period) a Celtic settlement was built on the mountain, which was subsequently fortified with a post-slot wall around five metres high (presumably to protect it against advancing Germanic tribes). This wall later collapsed and is now only recognizable in the area as a ring wall around 2050m long. It surrounded the center of the hilltop settlement, with who knows how many dozens or even hundreds of houses, huts and stables.

Much lower along the mountain slope, at intervals of 110 to 180 meters, ran the outer ring wall, about 3010 meters long, which is probably younger. It enclosed other dwellings, which can still be recognized today by small terraces in the slopes, especially on the north side of the mountain. The fortifications covered a total area of 53 hectares, making it one of the largest of its kind in Celtic Central Europe.

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