EEN NIEUW LICHT OP DE RECONSTRUCTIE VAN HET BLOKHUlS VAN STAVOREN, GEMEENTE NIJEFURD (FR.)

Samenvatting

Plans for urban development in Stavoren were the cause of the excavation of this site, which look place in 1996. When foundations belonging to a large 16th-century fortification came to light, it was decided to adjust the layout of the new estate and to rebuild the remnants of the original walls. During the excavation in 1996 part of the northern and eastern walls were un­covered and for various reasons it was assumed that the fortification measured 80 x 80 m. In 1997 further investigation took place in order to understand the structure of the foundations and to locate the southern wall. Only the northern and eastern walls could be traced; these walls were founded 4 m below surface level. The southern wall was not found and does not lie within the area available for investigation. This, together with a re-examination of contemporary maps, leads to the condusion that the correct measurements of the fortification may in fact be 120 x120 m.