Cultural heritage D-1-7534-0007 in Petershausen

The Ringwall Schlossberg is an early medieval earthwork ringwall standing on a hill south of a small tributary of the River Ilm. It lies in woodland about 1.6 kilometres north-north-east of St Vitus’s parish church in Obermarbach. The roughly circular ramparts have rounded corners and measure 130 metres from east to west and 110 metres from north to south. The site is recorded as a protected archaeological monument under the Bavarian heritage list. The ringwall dates from the early Middle Ages and is known locally as Schlossberg. It once formed a defensive enclosure on high ground overlooking the surrounding valley. The earthworks survive as low grassy banks and shallow ditches around the hilltop. No standing masonry remains, only the earthen ramparts and interior platform. Visitors walk a grassy path that climbs gently to the top of the hill. From the centre of the ringwall there are wide views across the wooded landscape towards Obermarbach and the River Ilm valley. The quiet woodland setting gives a sense of how the site would have looked when it was first built over a thousand years ago.