Ruins · Ameland · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Dam Holwerd-Ameland is a ruin in Ameland, Frisia, Netherlands. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
Audio tour · Dam Holwerd-Ameland
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You're standing at the start of what was once the dam from Holwerd to the island of Ameland. Look out over the mudflats. A dam about 8.7 kilometres long ran from the mainland here at Holwerd all the way to Ameland's dyke, a couple of kilometres southeast of the village of Buren.
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).
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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