--- title: "Bodendenkmal Herlingsburg" url: "https://www.deutsche-maerchenstrasse.com/en/start/poi/bodendenkmal-herlingsburg" description: "Herlingsburg Castle, formerly known as Skidrioburg or Hermannsburg, is not a typical medieval stone castle. This castle, located around three kilometers west of Lügde's old town, dates back to the pre-Roman Iron Age and is a characteristic rampart complex with a ring-shaped main rampart and several ramparts. Stony material was heaped up for the ramparts and enclosed with palisades on the inner and outer sides. The rampart castle on the plateau of the 345-metre-high Keuperberg is home to graves from various eras and other mysterious fortifications.The enormous cultural and historical significance of the ground monument is undisputed. As excavations have shown, the site was used by the people of the region as a meeting place, place of worship and as a refuge for more than 1,000 years. There was even a well on the hilltop that supplied them with water. There is no other fortification in East Westphalia that was so consistently adapted to the terrain and was therefore ideal for defensive purposes." language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/186988/4c88a411818967cb782238b4faab9eb2b2d96776f01c1b9adcb8de9ea267f0e4/grenzstein-mythenweg.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > start > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Bodendenkmal Herlingsburg ========================= - Archaeological Sites Grenzstein Mythenweg Die weiße Jungfrau Bankrücken Mythenweg auf der Herlingsburg The Herlingsburg - a rampart complex at an altitude of 334 m on the Keuperberg. Herlingsburg Castle, formerly known as Skidrioburg or Hermannsburg, is not a typical medieval stone castle. This castle, located around three kilometers west of Lügde's old town, dates back to the pre-Roman Iron Age and is a characteristic rampart complex with a ring-shaped main rampart and several ramparts. Stony material was heaped up for the ramparts and enclosed with palisades on the inner and outer sides. The rampart castle on the plateau of the 345-metre-high Keuperberg is home to graves from various eras and other mysterious fortifications. The enormous cultural and historical significance of the ground monument is undisputed. As excavations have shown, the site was used by the people of the region as a meeting place, place of worship and as a refuge for more than 1,000 years. There was even a well on the hilltop that supplied them with water. There is no other fortification in East Westphalia that was so consistently adapted to the terrain and was therefore ideal for defensive purposes. Read more Good to know ------------ Openings Read more General information - Parking Available Eligibility - for Groups - for Class - for families - for individual guests - Pet allowed - for Children of all Ages Payment methods Entrance Free Hygiene and infection safety measures - Adequate ventilation Directions & Parking facilities Herlingsburg Castle can be hiked along the Mythenweg trail. The "Hermannstal" hiking parking lot is located at the starting point of the Mythenweg, Eschenbrucher Straße. Read more Contact person Lügde Marketing e.V.Am Markt 1 32676 Lügde Author Lügde Marketing e.V.Am Markt 1 32676 Lügde Organization Stadt LügdeAm Markt 1 32676 Lügde License (master data) Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interest - Castles / Palaces - Castles / Palaces - Castles / Palaces Contact Eschenbrucher Straße 32676 Lügde