The northern part of the tower house was probably left to serve as living space.

[2] It is probable that on the western side of the new castle, there was a large hall, indicated by the small section of wall that runs south for about 3.5 m over the courtyard in the direction of the tower house.

These contained small bricks of only 21–23 cm length, the smallest found at the Hellenburg.

He gave the diameter of the round towers as 19 feet, which was in line with the 5.10-5.86 m found by Renaud in 1958.

It is remarkable that the outer bailey seems to have been connected to the main castle by a dam, instead of a bridge.

In 1297 their leader John III, Lord of Renesse lost Moermond Castle during a siege.

[8] Hendrik's son Jan (c. 1305–1348) is the presumed founder of the tower house at Hellenburg.

[9] He married the Utrecht heiress Aleyd van Lichtenberg, which gave him important possessions in Rhijnauwen.

His marriage to Elisabeth van Kruiningen, indicates a renewed interest in Zeeland.

Renaud noted that Reygersberg[12] extensively reported about the floods of 1530 and 1532, that he personally witnessed, and that these can therefore be excluded.

[11] In 1613 another Jan van Renesse, Lord of Malle would lease the terrain to some inhabitants of Baarland, who were also allowed to harvest some trees.

[14] The very clear floor plan found at the Hellenburg inspired many castle enthusiasts.

They did not like the idea that the foundations would be partly broken out for agriculture, and then lost from sight forever.

The municipality of Baarland did not like the idea, and so did most of the inhabitants, who did not see a compelling reason to leave a plot of 40 by 50 m of land unused.

[17] The ruins are currently managed by Het Zeeuwse Landschap, a nature preservation organization.