Steinkallenfels Castle, Medieval castle ruin in Kirn, Germany.
Steinkallenfels Castle is a ruin spread across three separate rock outcrops in the Hahnenbachtal valley in Rhineland-Palatinate. The remains include defensive walls, gate structures, and towers built to take advantage of the natural cliff formations.
The castle was first documented in 1212 and served the Lords of Stein as an Imperial fief for centuries. French forces destroyed it systematically between 1682 and 1684 during military campaigns.
The castle grounds include multiple defensive structures such as a moat, gate tower, bastions, and a five-sided keep facing potential attack directions.
The ruin remains in private ownership and is largely closed to visitors. However, you can view the structures from the nearby road beside Kirn.
The castle sits on the natural Oberhauser Felsen cliff, part of the geological formations called the Kirner Dolomites. These distinctive rock formations shaped not only the castle's location but also the landscape around it.
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