Former but now blocked stairwell to heaven.?
Probably all the wood worn away – both door and frame.
The floor above is no help either – even not a roof garden.
Over a thousand years before now – the castle was brand new.
If the rain comes, not the most dried place up there..
Le Drake Noir 
Do you have many more pictures? It looks interesting.
Many years since there was a roof – there is an infinite number of how many ruins there are in the Alsace area – just mention the ones without any roof. Some (like this) aren’t even mentioned on maps and not more structure left back after over 1000 years as this little bit. 🙂
Wow, such a neat story. I just looked it up! Is it open to the public? I love to see places like this, even though it would be much better to see them in a better condition, but still!
The area has really been strategically important in central Europe for many years – both Lorraine but especially Alsace. Many wars in the region – over more than a thousand years. That is why there are many, many countless castles and fortresses in the area. Many have been preserved, but even more are ruins – some are very, very dilapidated, almost gone. But many leave behind an almost humble appearance, where we sometimes have to guess – what it was over thousands of years ago. 🙂
amazing
Didn’t see a tag, so don’t know which castle it is
Many years since there was a roof – there is an infinite number of how many ruins there are in the Alsace area – just mention the ones without any roof. Some (like this) aren’t even mentioned on maps and not more structure left back after over 1000 years as this. 🙂
Ah, OK! Windstein springs to mind, and I know there are others I have visited
Windstein is a very good guess, slightly northern. Windstein has both an old and a new castle – both were very very ancient. The oldest ones are impressive that it still is (not functional) but still fantastic for us history geeks. 🙂
OK!