Loch Castle (Eichhofen)
| Loch Castle | |
|---|---|
Burg Loch | |
| Nittendorf | |
South side of the bergfried (1990) | |
| Site information | |
| Type | hill castle, cave castle |
| Code | DE-BY |
| Condition | preserved or largely preserved |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49°00′54″N 11°55′44″E / 49.0151°N 11.9290°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | First recorded in the 12th century |
Loch Castle (German: Burg Loch) is a protected ruin in the municipality of Loch in the Bavarian market borough of Nittendorf. It is also the symbol of Eichhofen, a village within the borough.
Loch is a rare example of a cave castle in Bavaria; only in Stein an der Traun in Upper Bavaria is there another surviving example of this type of fortification.