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Oostende Castle
Oostende Castle is a castle in Goes, the Netherlands. The current castle was part of a motte-and-bailey castle. Its grounds formed the outer bailey. The motte was directly south of it, now under the Maria Magdalena Church.
The castle consists of a 14th-century tower house built on top of a ring wall that was surrounded by a moat. The foundations of this ring wall have been found west and east of the house. The segment to the west had two towers on the inside, and has been made visible for the public. The tower house has been restored, and is now part of a craft brewery, hotel and restaurant.
In its first phase, Oostende Castle has always been assumed to have been a motte-and-bailey castle, consisting of two more or less round hills, each with its own moat. Both were thought situated west of the natural ridge that runs through the center of Goes, below the central market. The whole terrain is roughly delimited by the Sint Adriaanstraat to the north, Singelstraat to the east, Zusterstraat to the south, and Wijngaardstraat to the west.
The current castle is supposed to have been the outer bailey of this first castle. The outline of practically the whole of its terrain and moats has been determined by archaeological excavations. The circular form that was found supports the motte and bailey idea.
The motte of the first phase of the castle is supposed to have been south of the outer bailey, under the Maria Magdalena church. Nothing is known about this supposed motte.
On the terrain of the current castle, excavators have been asked to also search for signs of a motte, instead of only a bailey. For the terrain of the current castle, the researchers concluded there was nothing that indicated a motte. The oldest remains of buildings dated from the 14th century. By that time motte-and-bailey castles were no longer built.
By 1300, the castle had already been upgraded to a 'huis', which is a medieval Dutch word for castle, see below. One can suppose that Stoke's description of the events in Goes refers to the current castle, but this is not supported by archaeological evidence.
In the early or mid-fourteenth century, a ring wall was built around the outer bailey of the castle. The southwest quarter of this wall runs below the tower house, and was recently investigated. This section of the ring wall was only 60–67 cm thick. It was built using a brick of 25-26 * 12 * 6 cm, which was a size popular in Zeeland by the second half of the 14th century. Putting this date on the wall based on the brick size is supported by a pottery shred in the wall which also dated from the 14th or early 15th century.
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Oostende Castle
Oostende Castle is a castle in Goes, the Netherlands. The current castle was part of a motte-and-bailey castle. Its grounds formed the outer bailey. The motte was directly south of it, now under the Maria Magdalena Church.
The castle consists of a 14th-century tower house built on top of a ring wall that was surrounded by a moat. The foundations of this ring wall have been found west and east of the house. The segment to the west had two towers on the inside, and has been made visible for the public. The tower house has been restored, and is now part of a craft brewery, hotel and restaurant.
In its first phase, Oostende Castle has always been assumed to have been a motte-and-bailey castle, consisting of two more or less round hills, each with its own moat. Both were thought situated west of the natural ridge that runs through the center of Goes, below the central market. The whole terrain is roughly delimited by the Sint Adriaanstraat to the north, Singelstraat to the east, Zusterstraat to the south, and Wijngaardstraat to the west.
The current castle is supposed to have been the outer bailey of this first castle. The outline of practically the whole of its terrain and moats has been determined by archaeological excavations. The circular form that was found supports the motte and bailey idea.
The motte of the first phase of the castle is supposed to have been south of the outer bailey, under the Maria Magdalena church. Nothing is known about this supposed motte.
On the terrain of the current castle, excavators have been asked to also search for signs of a motte, instead of only a bailey. For the terrain of the current castle, the researchers concluded there was nothing that indicated a motte. The oldest remains of buildings dated from the 14th century. By that time motte-and-bailey castles were no longer built.
By 1300, the castle had already been upgraded to a 'huis', which is a medieval Dutch word for castle, see below. One can suppose that Stoke's description of the events in Goes refers to the current castle, but this is not supported by archaeological evidence.
In the early or mid-fourteenth century, a ring wall was built around the outer bailey of the castle. The southwest quarter of this wall runs below the tower house, and was recently investigated. This section of the ring wall was only 60–67 cm thick. It was built using a brick of 25-26 * 12 * 6 cm, which was a size popular in Zeeland by the second half of the 14th century. Putting this date on the wall based on the brick size is supported by a pottery shred in the wall which also dated from the 14th or early 15th century.