[3] The village was first mentioned in 944 as Anigheim, and means "settlement of the people of Ane".

[4] Eanjum was a terp (artificial living mound) with a radial structure which probably dated several centuries Before Christ.

In 1681, the tower collapsed during a storm and destroyed the roof, and was rebuilt in 1684.

The All Saints' Flood of 1570 claimed 1,801 victims in the Dongeradeel grietenij.

Wilcke van Holdinga, the owner during the Dutch Revolt fled to Emden and when he returned in 1595, he ordered the reconstruction of his castle which was probably destroyed by the Spanish.