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Today little can be seen of the collapsed stone wall that once formed the circular rampart. The rampart is around two and a half kilometres long and encloses an area of about 15 hectares. Early scientific assessments indicated it might be of
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Braselmann. Trial digs were carried out and several working ditches, so-called mardelles, were opened. Finds included
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origin and it was dated to the period around 500 B. C. In the meantime, it has been shown that it is actually the remains of a
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to the south. The surrounding area is rich in castles and castle ruins. For example, to the southwest may be seen the
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430:Opferschale
416:Carolingian
372:Excavations
314:Teufelsberg
302:Frankweiler
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69:Coordinates
787:Categories
773:2012-01-12
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600:Wasgaubote
527:References
280:, and the
79:49°13′48″N
465:Blutrinne
397:from the
364:see also
359:Weideberg
347:Urlesberg
306:Böchingen
232:Orensberg
132:Orensberg
107:Geography
82:8°01′39″E
53:Elevation
30:Orensberg
18:Orensfels
690:citation
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366:Urnsburg
330:Hainbach
322:Dernbach
505:Ramburg
485:Trifels
445:erosion
395:pottery
336:History
310:Roßberg
288:rocks.
284:of the
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181:Geology
151:Germany
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