Burgstall Schlosshügel
| Burgstall Schlosshügel | |
|---|---|
Gurtstein? | |
| Weidenberg-Sophienthal-"Schlosshügel" | |
1791 plan of the castle site by Stierlein | |
| Site information | |
| Type | hill castle, spur castle, motte |
| Code | DE-BY |
| Condition | burgstall with recognisable ditches and ramparts |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49°57′13″N 11°46′16″E / 49.95348°N 11.77120°E |
| Height | 699 m above sea level (NN) |
| Site history | |
| Built | presumably during the 11th century |
| Materials | wooden palisades, log construction |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | unknown |
The Burgstall of Schlosshügel near Weidenberg is a lost hill castle or circular rampart site of the type known as a motte from the Early Middle Ages. It lies on the southern perimeter of the Fichtel Mountains at a height of 699 metres above sea level (NN) above the village of Sophienthal, which is part of the market borough of Weidenberg in the Upper Franconia county of Bayreuth in Bavaria. The burgstall or lost castle site was partly investigated by means of an archaeological test excavation and was also mapped several times in the past.