Burggraf (fortification)

Burggraf
Burggrafenstein, Furchste
Gräfenberg-Thuisbrunn-"Burggraf"
The Burggraf
Burggraf (fortification) is located in Germany
Burggraf (fortification)
Coordinates49°40′54″N 11°16′56″E / 49.68171°N 11.28231°E / 49.68171; 11.28231
Typehill castle, spur castle
CodeDE-BY
HeightHeight missing, see template documentationTemplate:Höhe/Erro in parameter list
Site information
Conditionburgstall (no above-ground ruins)
Burggraf information board

The fortification of Burggraf (German: Abschnittsbefestigung Burggraf), also called the Burggrafenstein or Furchste, is a levelled prehistorical or early medieval sector fortification on a hill spur between Untertrubach and Dörnhof near Gräfenberg in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria.

The fortification was recorded in 1417 as a burgstall. It consisted of ramparts and an entrance passage at the southwest corner and probably a second on the southeast side. Only the remains of two sector ramparts have survived.

Literature

  • Walter Heinz: Ehemalige Adelssitze im Trubachtal. Verlag Palm und Enke, Erlangen und Jena, 1996, ISBN 3-7896-0554-9
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