Castle · Dantumadiel · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Schierstins is a castle in Dantumadiel, Frisia, Netherlands. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 490 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Audio tour · Schierstins
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You're standing at the Schierstins in Veenwouden, or Feanwâlden in Frisian. Look at that sturdy brick tower. It was built around 1300, and it's the only medieval stins left in Friesland. A stins is a stone tower house, where a wealthy family could defend itself in troubled times.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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When you stand at Schierstins, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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