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Archaeological site · Rijswijk · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Archaeological site Motte Den Burgh in Rijswijk

Motte Den Burgh is an archaeological site in Rijswijk, South Holland. This place has a story in the app. 1 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km. Within 320 m you'll find a bench and a water point.

Archaeological site Motte Den Burgh in Rijswijk
Archaeological site Motte Den Burgh in Rijswijk, photo 2
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Photo: Gerard Dukker · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Vera de Kok · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

The story

Story · Motte Den Burgh

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You're standing at Den Burch in Rijswijk, probably one of the oldest castle sites in town. Take a look around the grounds. Somewhere here is a low mound, a motte. The castle once stood on its western edge, and the mound is still visible today.

Read 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).

Photos

6 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

Archaeological site Motte Den Burgh in Rijswijk
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Facilities near Motte Den Burgh

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 1 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km.

Kinderboekenmuseum
MuseumAudio story · 1 min

Kinderboekenmuseum · 3.1 km

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Photo: Vysotsky · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Paleis Noordeinde
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Paleis Noordeinde · 3.2 km

Escher in Het Paleis
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Escher in Het Paleis · 3.3 km

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Photo: Andrew Crump · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Peace Palace
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Peace Palace · 4.1 km

Huis ten Bosch
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Huis ten Bosch · 4.6 km

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Photo: Ruben de Rijcke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Kinderboekenmuseum on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 3 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Naald van RijswijkMonument · 610 m away
  2. 2Haags Openbaar Vervoer MuseumMuseum · 1.4 km away
  3. 3Forum HadrianiArchaeological site · 1.8 km away
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