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| Unterleinleiter Castle | |
|---|---|
| Unterleinleiter | |
| Type | lowland castle, motte and bailey? |
| Code | DE-BY |
| Height | Height missing, see template documentation |
| Site information | |
| Condition | lost or levelled |
| Site history | |
| Built | mentioned 1380 |
Unterleinleiter Castle (German : Burg Unterleinleiter) is a now-levelled, medieval lowland castle near the village of Unterleinleiter in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria.
Walter VI of Streitberg is mentioned as the occupant castle referred to in 1380 as Leinlewter Fortress and which was destroyed in 1409 due to a breach of the Landfrieden .
Of the former fortification, which could have been a motte and bailey castle, nothing has survived. In 1536 the site was still described as Wale, i.e. a motte.
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Events from the year 1181 in Ireland.
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Burk Castle is a levelled medieval motte and bailey castle in the area known as Beim Schanzbach, about 550 metres south-southwest of the church in Burk, a village in the borough of Forchheim in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria.
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