09-08-2026, 04:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-08-2026, 04:52 PM by Pierre Dumont Himself.)
The merlons at Burg Rappottenstein postdate this 17th-century drawing attributed to Georg Matthäus Vischer:
![[Image: 1600s-Schloss-Rapottenstein-Stich-vermut...ischer.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/xCvTWGW8/1600s-Schloss-Rapottenstein-Stich-vermutlich-von-Georg-Matthaus-Vischer.jpg)
Another website dates them to the 16th century:
I believe this is true of the wall and the clock tower, but not necessarily of the merlons. I've actually been to this castle, and it has some of the most beautiful frescoes in Austria, also from the 16th century. Definitely worth a trip if you're in the area!
![[Image: 1600s-Schloss-Rapottenstein-Stich-vermut...ischer.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/xCvTWGW8/1600s-Schloss-Rapottenstein-Stich-vermutlich-von-Georg-Matthaus-Vischer.jpg)
Another website dates them to the 16th century:
Quote:Der abgerundete nördl. Bering, der die hier vorgelagerten Felsformationen einschließt, trägt Schwalbenschwanzzinnen des 16. Jhs. Der Hof wird vom sog. „Turnierhof“ überragt. Diese wohl bereits im Spätmittelalter geschaffene, von der Kernburg über eine Treppe zugängliche Bastion sitzt auf einer vorspringenden Felsterrasse und war die Basis einer kleinen Gartenanlage, die von einer Brustwehr mit Schwalbenschwanzzinnen umschlossen und durch den schlanken Uhrturm an der NW-Spitze betont wirdYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
I believe this is true of the wall and the clock tower, but not necessarily of the merlons. I've actually been to this castle, and it has some of the most beautiful frescoes in Austria, also from the 16th century. Definitely worth a trip if you're in the area!
Quote:You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (look at that location!!)There are many castles with swallowtail merlons on the Lombard-Piemontese border, but I haven't had the time to date them.



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