posted 05-10-2002 09:01 PM            

But for your convenience here's some info about this castle, which I've translated out of a travelguide (it wasn't any bother as I could copy it from a previous reply to an email I recieved).
"In 1402 a Dirk van Byland was given some lands in fief. The castle was probably build shortly before. Several families succeeded each other on the castle. They changed little to the late-medieval appearance of the castle. The castle was never besieged. Deterioration of the castle prevented further habitation in the 19th century. In 1936 the Foundation for the Preservation of Doornenburg Castle became the new owner. A thorough restoration followed in the years 1937-1942.
The castle was a good example of a late-medieval castle with a bailey. In 1945 the castle was destroyed by the German Army who dynamited the place when they were forced to leave during the Battle of Arnhem. They had used the castle as a headquarter. The damage was so severe that a new restoration seemed impossible. Before the destruction Doornenburg Castle was a heavy, square building rising out of the moat. It was connected by a bridge to the, also moated, bailey. The castle recieved that shape as a result of additions to the original right-angled wing made in the 15th century. A crenelated wall with a wall walk surrounded it, on the corners limited by bartizans. During the restoration they had tried to give the castle its former appearance, among other things by replacing large windows by small, medieval type, windows. After the war the castle was rebuild.
The bailey was probably constructed at the same time as the castle, somewhere around the end of the 14th century. The bailey is a, not quite regular, right-angled walled area. At the northside and along a part of the eastwall there is a wall walk. There's a tower in the middle of the eastwall. There's a small squarre tower on the northeast corner. The gatehouse consists of a passage between two round towers. There's also a chapel on the bailey, probably of some later date. The castlefarm probably dates from the 17th and 18th century."