[1] As this tower interrupts the line of the wall, one might suppose that it was a gatehouse, like that of Egmond Castle.

The parts that were uncovered allowed archaeologists to calculate that the diameter of the circle would have been about 60 m. On the inside of the wall, clusters of foundation piles were found at regular intervals, see plan with excavations.

This was also when the three decorative little towers on the low wall around the castle were restored based on old pictures.

[7] Shortly after 1229 the round water castle at Moermond was built by order of Costijn.

[6] In 1244 Count William II of Holland visited Moermond Castle, where he issued a charter: 'in domini Costini militis domo apud Rietnesse'.

It led to Haamstede Castle coming to the unrelated Witte van Haemstede in 1299.

Men lachter voer ene stont, Eer ment ghewan end sijt opgaven.

Al had ghecost vele haven, Men most breken alt male, Van boven neder toten dale.

One camped before it for some time, Before it surrendered, The siege cost a lot of goods, One had to demolish everything, From high to low.

Jan's defeat led to the Van Renesse family losing control of Schouwen.

To all appearances Witte would have found an intact residence at Haamstede Castle, and only ruins at Renesse / Moermond.

In 1351–1352 the Hook side lost the first round of these wars, which might have led to damage at Moermond Castle.

In 1360 Margaret agreed to pay 7,000 shields to reconcile her husband with the count of Holland.

[15] In April 1361 Wouter van Heemskerk and Margaret of Moermond were allowed to make a polder in an area between Schouwen and Noord-Beveland.

[18] In 1513 Jacob van Serooskerke turned the former gatehouse of the second castle into a country house.

[19] He built Stavenisse Castle in 1653, so it's likely that from that time onward, Moermond was no longer the main residence of the family.

Hendrik was mayor of Tholen, deputy to the States General, and special envoy to England.

[6] Iman made many changes that gave the castle its current outlook of a 16-17th century mansion.

In 1751 Pieter van Schuilenburgh (1714-1764) made large renovations, 'so that it could again accommodate a gentleman and his company'.

[22][20] He was married to the miniature portrait artist Maria Machteld van Sypesteyn (1724-1774), who signed as Schuylenburch a Moermont.

[22] In 1871 it was bought by mr. C. van der Lek de Clerq, notary in Zierikzee and member of the Dutch senate.

[20] In 1910 Mr. J.J. Vriesendorp from Dordrecht bought Moermond Castle from Mr. J.F van der Lek de Clerq.

[25] In August 1917 an aerial bombardment just missed the castle, with some bombs landing in the garden.

[23] On 10 December 1944 there was a gruesome execution of 10 young men in the lawn of Moermond Castle.

The local population was forced to witness the execution, and the bodies were left to hang for 36 hours.

[4] In 1960 the Dutch branch of Outward Bound decided to found a school at Moermond Castle.

This was supported by major Dutch companies, and a gift from the Bernard Van Leer Foundation.

At first the very physical training paid by major companies raised suspicion, especially on the left and Christian side.

While the groups were first led by sports instructors, these were replaced by social workers during the late 1960s.

The activities at Moermond were paid by a social foundation Sociaal Fonds, which got less money during the 1970s.