Near Rheinfelden, in the north-west part of the canton, a watchtower was discovered in 1900 at the locality Pferrichgraben. It was excavated in 1910 and 1938. It measures 11 x 12 m., with walls 2.10 and 1.80 thick. In the interior a hearth was found. At a distance of some 10 meters was a moat, 4 m. wide and 2 m. deep.
View of the remains of the watchtower. Photo: Wikimedia, Zieglhar.
Literature
Hartmann-Weber 1985, 194-195; Drack-Fellmann 1988, 479; Drack-Fellmann 1991, 214-215; Berger-Schwarz 2018.
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