Steinkallenfels Castle

The castle utilizes the spectacular natural rock reef, which also includes the Oberhausen rocks (the so-called "Kirn Dolomites"), stretching across the Hahnenbach valley. It actually consists of three castle complexes on separate rocks: On the lowest rock, the Burg Stock im Hane, which had already fallen into disrepair in the 16th century, with no significant wall remains; then the Kallenfels with a square keep on an inaccessible rock; and at the highest point, as the most extensive complex, Burg Stein with a neck ditch, gate tower, bastions, shield wall, and a pentagonal keep facing the attack side. The three castles were connected by curtain walls, of which only a few remains have survived. The complex is now privately owned and, apart from the lower rock, is inaccessible, but the ruins are clearly visible from the road.