"Archaeologists in Switzerland's canton of Thurgau have confirmed the presence of a previously unrecorded castle site dating to the 10th and 11th centuries, after an enthusiast spotted unusual earthworks on a high-resolution LiDAR relief map. The find is in the Töbeli area near Uesslingen-Buch, located in northeastern Switzerland. It sits just under a kilometre west of the Ittingen Charterhouse - a proximity that immediately raises bigger questions about medieval power, monastic foundations, and a castle that historical sources mention but never precisely locate."
"Moll reported the observation to the Thurgau cantonal archaeology office, which then arranged an officially authorised survey by volunteer searcher Adrian Schoch. After a five-hour metal-detector search, Schoch recovered a small ceramic shard and several iron objects-including three medieval arrowheads. Based on their shape, the arrowheads are dated to the 11th or 12th century, providing the key material evidence that the earthworks are genuinely medieval."
Heinz Moll, an avid castle researcher, examined Thurgau's high-resolution LiDAR terrain model and identified two small plateaus in Töbeli ringed by steep ditches and several sunken lanes. The features correspond to motte-and-bailey earthworks, an early medieval timber-and-earth fortification. Moll reported the observation to the Thurgau cantonal archaeology office, which authorised an officially sanctioned survey by volunteer searcher Adrian Schoch. Schoch's five-hour metal-detection recovered a ceramic shard and several iron objects, including three arrowheads dated to the 11th–12th centuries, providing material evidence for a medieval date. The site lies under a kilometre west of Ittingen Charterhouse, connecting it to questions about the Lords of Ittingen castle.
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