Ocket Castle (Dutch: Kasteel Ocket) is a house, on the site of a castle, in Heusden, Destelbergen, East Flanders, Belgium. It probably originated on the former fief of Grooten Hoek that lasted until the 15th century. The castle was depicted on a 1725 map by PJ Benthuys as a building with a moat near the Scheldt and is mentioned in 1767 as a "partije genaemt den grieten hoeck met de mote ende huys van playsance".[1] The present Neoclassical building dates largely from the 18th and 19th centuries but contains a dining room on the east side that in the 17th/18th century was the core of the structure, as was established among other things from the beams and the Rococo stucco decorations.[1]
| Ocket Castle | |
|---|---|
| Belgium | |
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| Coordinates | 51°02′09″N 3°47′45″E / 51.03576°N 3.79573°E |
| Type | Castle |
Both the building itself and the surrounding grounds have been listed as cultural heritage since 2009.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Kasteeldomein Ocket". Vlaanderen.be. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Inventaris.OnroerendErfgoed.be - Kasteeldomein Ocket and Kasteel Ocket
Further reading
edit- Bogaert C. & Verbeeck M., 1989: Inventaris van het cultuurbezit in België, Architectuur, Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen, Arrondissement Gent, Kantons Destelbergen - Oosterzele. Bouwen door de eeuwen heen in Vlaanderen 12N2, Brussel - Turnhout
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