Steinholzwarte Observation Tower

The old control room is now a beautiful observation tower

The watchtower was built in the 14th/15th century from sandstone blocks and maintained by the town of Quedlinburg. Of all the field watchtowers, it was continuously occupied for the longest time, until the middle of the 16th century. Council accounts document regular wage payments up to 1560, which shows that two tower guards who lived here all year round were employed. From the watchtower, they monitored a hilly section of land on the northwest border of the fields. As a shelter, the stone-wood watchtower also offered protection to the workers who worked here in the quarry far from the town.
The tower is 11.3 meters high and has a square floor plan with an edge length of around 4.15 meters. Originally, the entrance to the tower was at a height of around 7.20 meters. The entrance that is now at the base of the tower was only added in the late 1890s. The beautification association, chaired by Mayor Ernst Bansi, financed the conversion of the lookout into an observation tower and thus made it accessible to hikers.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinholzwarte

The control room was in 14./15. Built of sandstone blocks and maintained by the city of Quedlinburg. It was the longest occupied by all field wardens, until the middle of the 16th century. On the basis of council calculations the regular wage payments are occupied until 1560, from which it is evident that two year-round here tower guard were employed. From the control room they monitored a hilly area at the northwest border of the field. As shelter, the stone-wood-wool also protected the workers, who worked here in the quarry far away from the city.