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A remarkable outcome of the excavations was that early 14th century pottery was hardly found near the keep. It was found south of the main castle. This confirms that Willem van
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In 1985 archaeologists found the southern part of the terrain between the inner and outer moats. They also found the remains of two quay walls on the inner side of this terrain. 1985 also saw the discovery of the northern part of the terrain between the two moats. This allowed a reasonably certain
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The 1974 excavation focused on the keep. It found the rest (foundations) of its northern and western walls, as well as the eastern and southern walls. The inside of the tower was found to be 8.45 m square. The northern and southern wall were 2 m thick. The western wall was 1.75 m
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reconstruction of the terrains as they were. In 2015, an excavation with ground drills showed that the terrain of both the castle and the outer bailey was covered by a debris layer of a few decimeters.
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up, but about a third remained standing. In 1885 a restoration of what remained of the tower started. From about 1888 new bricks were made to conserve the ruins.
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Strijen Castle would be severely damaged. In 1572 the loyalist castellan
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