At Wp 12/101 in Ellwangen near Kastellstraße in Pfahlheim, Baden-Württemberg. The tower was strategically positioned in the Halheimer Heide, a heathland area, to monitor and secure the Limes. In 1819, an exploratory excavation referred to as a "Probeloch" (test pit) was conducted at the site, which provided early evidence of the watchtower's presence. This excavation, documented in German sources, helped establish the site’s Roman origin. However, by 1972, German archaeologist Dietwulf Baatz noted that no visible traces of the watchtower remained during his investigations, indicating that the site had likely been disturbed or eroded over time as agricultural use and natural degradation had obscured physical remains. Nearby is a Hallstatt-period burial mound from the early Iron Age that had been investigated during the 1819 excavation, which confirmed its prehistoric origin through artefacts and structural analysis.
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