Burg Schauerberg, Medieval castle ruins in Emskirchen, Germany.

Burg Schauerberg is the ruin of a hilltop castle at 370 m above sea level in a beech forest above Altschauerberg, part of the market town of Emskirchen in Middle Franconia. Of the former main castle, raised on a hill and secured by a wall-and-ditch system, only a remnant of walling and the U-shaped neck ditch survive; a southern outer bailey lay below it.

The castle was possibly built in the 14th century as an administrative castle for the Burgraves of Nuremberg and first mentioned in 1361 as "Ze Schaurberg under der Puerg". In 1377 the robber knight Eppelein von Gailingen found refuge there with Heinrich von Seckendorff. In 1388 the castle was destroyed by the Imperial City of Nuremberg during the War of the Cities (1387–89), and in the 16th century it was used as a quarry.

The fortress displays typical medieval defense features with walls and ditches that remain visible in the landscape today. Visitors can experience these structures directly while hiking and understand how such fortifications provided protection and control.

The ruins can be reached via hiking trails, particularly the Aurach-Weg and Rangau-Querweg, which pass through the site. Visitors should wear proper hiking shoes as the terrain is forested and sometimes steep.

The fortress served as refuge in 1377 for the notorious robber knight Eppelein von Gailingen, who sought shelter there after attacking citizens from the Free Imperial City of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. This episode reveals how such fortresses functioned as hideouts for questionable characters.