Burg Blankenhagen
Castle in Grethem, Germany
Blankenhagen Castle (German: Burg Blankenhagen) was a lowland castle (Niederungsburg), whose ruins are located by the River Aller near Grethem in Lower Saxony, Germany. The motte-and-bailey castle is believed to have been built around 1200. It is supposed that there used to be fortified buildings on the two low mounds or mottes, and that a bailey was constructed on an outer island-like area.
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- Type:
- Castle
- Where:
- Grethem, Germany
- Coordinates:
- 52.73°N, 9.58°E
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