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Multi-periodSite Name: Spreeuwenstein Castle hill Alternative Name: Motte SpreeuwensteinCountry: Netherlands Province: Zuid-Holland Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Ouddorp Nearest Village: Ouddorp
Latitude: 51.802881N Longitude: 3.941833E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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In 1336 the Castle of Spreeuwenstein in Ouddorp was mentioned in official papers. It was owned by Costijn Heijdricsz van Somerland. It is a castle on a hill with a moat. During the 14th century Ouddorp was often attacked and robbed and it suffered from some severe storms and floods. For a long time "kloostermoppen', red pottery stones, were found, in other buildings or in the earth.
After the 17th century till now a large hill is left, used to give shelter to cattle during floods.
The word "motte" comes from the French chateau a motte and it means castle on a hill. Around the year 1000, nobles started building their fortified houses on a hill. Much of the earth from the hill comes from the moat around it. Initially these were wooden buildings, later they are built of stone. At the bottom of the hill were several buildings, including farms, a forecourt. In case of emergency, people could retreat to the hill. Soon it turns out that this setup is not safe and new castle forms were developed.
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