Sirgenstein Castle

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Sirgenstein Castle (German: Burgrest Sirgenstein) is a ruined castle on rock, over twenty metres high, with a cave inhabited in the Stone Age, the Sirgenstein, between the town of Blaubeuren and hamlet of Schelklingen in Alb-Donau-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg.

A moderately wooded area, with trees in the fore and background. Two stone earthen walls, on the left and right, fill the mid-ground. A gap separates the two sides due to deterioration. — Castle moat from the west

The rock castle was probably built in the 13th century. Today its visible remains include castle walls, rusticated ashlar blocks and a neck ditch.

Literature

Krahe, Friedrich-Wilhelm:castles in medieval Germany: Plan-lexicon. Würzburg: Verlag Flechsig, 2000 (ISBN 3-88189-360-1).
Schmitt, Gunter:Sirgenstein. In the same author:Castle Guide Swabian Alb. Volume 2: Alb mid-South. Explore hiking and between Sigmaringen and Ulm. Biberach an der Riss: Biberach printing house, 1989, p. 75-78 (ISBN 3-924489-45-9).
Uhl, Stefan:CastlesSchelklingen Schelklingen. City Archives, 1991 (Schelklingen books, 18).

See also

List of castles in Baden-Württemberg

External links

Sirgenstein at burgeninventar.de
Sirgenstein Castle at burgtour.de
"Sirgenstein Castle". Alle Burgen (in German).

48°23′15″N 9°45′37″E

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