Burg Neuhaus, Medieval castle in Föritztal, Germany

Burg Neuhaus is the ruin of a hilltop castle at 365 metres above sea level in Neuhaus-Schierschnitz, Thuringia. It was probably built in the 13th century by the Lords of Schaumberg as their 'Newe Hus'. In 1903/1904 Baron Hermann von Walther had romantic half-timbered structures in Nuremberg style added on top of the castle walls.

Burg Neuhaus probably originated in the 13th century as the Newe Hus of the lords of Schaumberg, who used it to control an old military and trade road from Leipzig to Nuremberg. Around 1310 it was the allodial property of Eberhard von Schaumberg, and in 1317 it passed to the princely county of Henneberg, with the Schaumbergs becoming its feudal tenants. In 1355, after the House of Wettin took over the Pflege Coburg, it became the administrative and judicial seat of the Saxon Amt Neuhaus. In 1634, during the Thirty Years' War, the castle and the market town were destroyed by the victorious imperial allies of Bamberg, especially Croatian mercenaries.

The name Neuhaus comes from the medieval "Newe Hus" of the Schaumberg lords. From the 1960s until 1980 the local history museum of Neuhaus-Schierschnitz was housed in the castle. Since 2013 a preservation society has held small festivals on the site, including a medieval festival in early August 2018.

The ruin stands on a hill at 365 m above sea level; the masonry is decaying and at risk from vandalism, so basic safety precautions apply. A preservation association founded in 2013 maintains the site and holds occasional small festivals, including a medieval festival in early August 2018. The castle has been owned by the Thuringian Red Cross since the local museum moved out in 1980.

During the Thirty Years War, the castle played a strategic role when Swedish armies stored supplies there before Kronach forces destroyed it. This brief period as a war depot is often overlooked in the site's history.