Scheuchenstein, Mountain hamlet in Miesenbach, Austria.

Scheuchenstein is a Rotte, a small scattered settlement in the municipality of Miesenbach in Lower Austria, lying between the Dürren Wand and the Hohen Wand. It is the birthplace of the painter Friedrich Gauermann and forms an independent parish. The ruined hilltop castle stands on an isolated rock cone east of the village.

The hilltop castle east of the village was probably built at the end of the 12th century on behalf of the Styrian lords and was first documented in 1260. In 1304 an Ulrich appears as the first Scheuchensteiner in a Heiligenkreuz charter. The castle was captured in 1463/64 during the dispute between Emperor Frederick III and Archduke Albert VI, and the Scheuchensteiners were expelled. It was destroyed either in the fighting against the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus around 1480 or during the first Turkish siege of Vienna in 1529, then largely dismantled over time. The lordship passed to the Heussenstein family in 1577 and to the Hoyos family in 1632.

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Rupert of Salzburg and stands on slightly raised ground in the village centre, ringed by a walled cemetery. Scheuchenstein was recorded as a parish in 1342, dissolved in 1579 and re-established in 1783 under Josephinian reforms; since 1785 it has belonged to the Archdiocese of Vienna.

The area offers several walking routes for different activity levels and interests. Visitors should bring weather-appropriate gear since conditions in the mountain region can change quickly.

An art museum housed in a former school building from the early 1900s displays works by a painter who grew up in the surrounding region. The museum preserves the artistic legacy of the area and offers visitors a window into local creative traditions.