Römischer Grabhügel bei Siesbach

The Roman burial mound stands in the Kipp woodland near Siesbach in the Hunsrück. Built in the 2nd century, it was uncovered in 1976–77. Originally four to five metres high, the mound is ringed by a low stone wall.

Its summit holds a 1.2-metre Doric column topped by an eagle clutching a snake on a pine cone. This image symbolised fertility and the cycle of life in Roman belief. On the side where the eagle looks, a 3.8 by 2-metre altar once bore life-size statues of Lenus Mars and possibly Attis, whose fragments are now kept in Birkenfeld Museum.

The mound forms part of the Sirona Way, a route linking Roman and Celtic sites across the Hunsrück. A paved road from Leisel leads directly to the site, while signs from Siesbach also guide visitors. The architecture and finds show strong Roman influence on local traditions, making the mound an important example of Gallo-Roman culture.