Abschnittsbefestigung Kuhfels

The Abschnittsbefestigung Kuhfels is an abandoned prehistoric and early historic fortification on a rocky spur projecting into a dry valley, of which only a simple rampart system survives.

Illschwang 40m

The Abschnittsbefestigung Kuhfels is an abandoned prehistoric and early historic fortification on a rocky spur projecting into a dry valley, of which only a simple rampart system survives.

Characteristics

• Type: Rock shelter
• Municipality: Illschwang
• Length: 40 meters
• Record updated: November 13, 2026

Caves are protected biotopes (§30 BNatSchG). Caves used by bats as winter quarters must not be entered from 1 October to 31 March (§39(6) BNatSchG), except show caves and their developed parts.

Location

The Abschnittsbefestigung Kuhfels lies on a rocky spur projecting into a dry valley, the so-called Kuhfels, about 885 meters south of the center of Bachtesfeld in the Upper Palatinate municipality of Illschwang in Bavaria, Germany.

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Entrances

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1. Abschnittsbefestigung Kuhfels

   Elevation: 550 m

   49.482300, 11.651000
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Description

Morphology

Only a simple rampart system has survived from the site.

Other details

The site is protected as ground monument number D-3-6535-0058: Abschnittsbefestigung vor- und frühgeschichtlicher Zeitstellung oder des Mittelalters.

History

The Abschnittsbefestigung Kuhfels is an abandoned prehistoric and early historic fortification. No historical or archaeological information is known about this section fortification.

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Source: Wikidata – cave items (Germany) (www.wikidata.org), modified. CC0 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Wikidata (CC0 1.0) · data as of 2026 · Source: German Wikipedia – article leads (cave descriptions) (de.wikipedia.org), modified. CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Wikipedia contributors (de.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text by Wikipedia contributors (Abschnittsbefestigung Kuhfels) · adapted by Espeleoworld (normalized, translated); the adaptation is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ · description · obtained 2026-11-13 · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abschnittsbefestigung_Kuhfels · data as of 2026