Burg Dill, Medieval castle in Dill, Germany

Burg Dill is the ruin of a spur castle on a hill spur above the Dillerbach in the municipality of Dill. At the highest point, the core castle rises above the outer bailey; of the rectangular four-story residential building, 19 meters high with sides of 18 by 12 meters, three walls remain, the east wall is missing. An outside toilet bay projects from the north wall, and parts of the barrel-vaulted cellars are accessible. In the west, remains of the ring wall show herringbone masonry.

The castle originated in the 11th century, possibly built on older Roman or Celtic foundations that already occupied this strategic location. French forces destroyed it in 1697, and it was never fully rebuilt afterward.

The Protestant church on the lower castle grounds stands on the site of the former castle chapel. The castle itself was long in private ownership before the Ortsgemeinde acquired it in 2020, and the site now combines ruins, the church, a well house converted into a holiday home, and a modern dwelling.

The castle ruin stands on a hill spur above the Dillerbach, with the main castle at the highest point to the north and the outer bailey to the west and south. Parts of the barrel-vaulted cellars remain accessible. The site was acquired by the Ortsgemeinde in 2020.

The herringbone masonry is found in the remains of the ring wall west of the core castle, not in the main residential building. The rectangular keep itself survives on three sides, its east wall gone, and an outside toilet bay still projects from the north wall.