Castle · Eemsdelta · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Borg Ewsum is a castle in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands. This place has a story in the app. Within 770 m you'll find a bench and a water point.
Story · Borg Ewsum
You're standing at Ewsum, just outside the village of Middelstum. A borg once stood here, which is what they call a fortified manor house in Groningen. Not much of it remains, but look at that thick round tower. That's the gun tower from 1472, and it deserves a closer look.
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).
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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Hear the story of Menkemaborg on the spot with the app
Yes: a water point at 770 m.
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