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Archaeological site · Oost Gelre · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Archaeological site Engelse Schans in Oost Gelre

Engelse Schans is an archaeological site in Oost Gelre, Gelderland. This place has a story in the app. Within 990 m you'll find a bench and a water point.

Archaeological site Engelse Schans in Oost Gelre
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Story · Engelse Schans

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You're standing at the English Redoubt in Lievelde, just outside Groenlo. A redoubt is a small fort of earthen walls and ditches. This one was built in 1627, when Prince Frederick Henry of Orange laid siege to the town of Grol, today's Groenlo.

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).

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

Archaeological site Engelse Schans in Oost Gelre
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Yes: a water point at 990 m.

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