Kessel Castle

On an artifical hill at the banks of the River Meuse rise the impressive ruins of Kessel Castle also known as De Keverberg. In this hill the remains were found of a living tower from the tenth century. The present remains date from the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth century. The Orangists set the house on fire in 1579, but after that the house was rebuild again. In 1944 the house was blown up by the Germans. Rebuilding after the war was to expensive, so they decided to consolidate the ruins as protection to further decay.
Once lived at the castle a lord, who wanted to extend his grounds. Therefore he placed jetties into the river. Because he did so, the farmers at the other side of the river saw their land swallow up by the water.
In the Holy Week, when he was checking out how many ground he had gained now, a fiery hand suddenly came out of the water, and dragged him into the depths. They have never seen him again. But at night, a fiery, moaning shade drags heavy loads of faggot to the banks of the other side, to set the wrong right.

The massive ruins of The Keverberg.