Eiringsburg, Ringwork archaeological site in Bad Kissingen, Germany

Eiringsburg is a circular rampart site and archaeological location near Bad Kissingen with remains of medieval fortifications. The structure rises from the landscape and still shows the basic form of the original defensive installation.

Eiringsburg was first mentioned on 25 December 822, when the Frankish nobleman Iring gave his lands at Kissingen and Lollbach, probably today's Arnshausen, with twelve unfree people to Fulda Abbey. The rampart itself is dated to the 7th century AD. It is thought to have been a refuge fort rather than a lordly seat. Excavations took place in 1910 and 1974.

The site shows how medieval communities built and organized their settlements with defensive walls. The circular design reflects construction practices common to the period.

The rampart lies on a nameless hill at 251 m, about 1,350 m west-northwest of the parish church of Sankt Petrus und Paulus in Arnshausen. A golf course surrounds the hill on three sides, so approach on foot from Arnshausen and keep to the paths. The walled area measures roughly 120 by 65 m.

Excavations at this site regularly reveal new findings about how such circular ramparts were built and used in daily life. Each discovery helps clarify the defense strategies that communities employed during medieval times.