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The Limes watchtower on the Hinterer Schloßbuck |
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During the reign of the Roman emperors Titus (79-81 A.D.) or Domitian (81-96 A.D.) Roman troops crossed the river Danube. In the following decades they continuously pushed forward into German territory, building a series of permanent military bases. Finally, around 160 A.D., they constructed an artificially fortified frontier line known as the Raetian Limes. Its northernmost point lay ca. 20 m to the west of the watchtower on the Hinterer Schloßbuck. Here the remains of an enclosure (11 x 11 m) with a quadrangular wooden tower were found, reminding of the so-called log-cabins - a type of wooden building unique to this particular stretch of the Raetian Limes. During a later phase, the log-cabin was replaced by a stone tower. |
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