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| Paleolithic | used by man. |
| 12th century | castle built by Ritter Werner von Rammelstein zu Loch. |
| 1555 | owned by the family von Sauerzapf |
| 1719 | owned by the monastry Karthaus Prüll in Regensburg. |
The cave castle Loch was buit inside two huge caverns in the cliff face above
the river Black Laaber.
The caverns were used for the living tracts of the castle, only the stronghold
was visible and thus vulnerable.
The castle was divided by an interior wall into living (internal) and defense
(external) part.
Inside the cave walls were built and covered with wood.
The rooms were lighted and ventilated by light shafts at the ceiling and natural
cracks in the rock.
The inner parts of the castle are ruined, only the remains of the walls can be
visited.
Only the stronghold still exists.
It is entered through a door 8 m above the ground.
Cave Castle
in conglomerate
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