There is a stylised depiction of the observation tower on the Nonnenstein on the coat of arms of Rödinghausen.

After her death, the nuns ruled there in such a cold and merciless manner that the impoverished peasants of the vicinity stormed the castle, destroying it except for a single tower and the foundation stone.

From the upper platform, you can see as far as the Hermannsdenkmal in Lippe when the weather is good and the view is clear.

It is a six-metre-high sandstone column with a square ground plan and a Bismarck medallion at the front.

The hill and its tower are on the course of the Wittekindsweg, part of the E11 European long distance path.