The remains of the Castle can be visited
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Eberstein Castle (Ruin) (Brand)
The Eberstein ruin is a castle ruin on the high summit of Tannenfels, a phonolite hill, northeast of the Brand district of the municipality of Hilders in the Fulda district in Hesse.
Built in the 12th century, the castle is said to have been the ancestral seat of the Lords of Eberstein. The Ebersteiners acted as robber knights, which led to the Bishop of Würzburg, Berthold II von Sternberg, and the Prince-Abbot of Fulda, Bertho IV, ordering the destruction of Eberstein Castle at a court day in 1282.
In 1454, the name "Tannenfels" emerged when the deserted site belonged to the Lords von der Tann as vassals of Fulda. By 1557, only a shield wall was still visible.
In 1830, the ruin was demolished. Parts of the surrounding wall with a clearly recognizable entrance to the castle, the stump of the keep, and smaller sections of wall remained. The castle was surrounded by a still clearly visible rampart and ditch, and on the entrance side even by a double rampart system.
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