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'Le Klockhuis d’Eecke' is a rare wooden bell tower next to the Saint-Wulmar church. This tower houses two bells that used to announce church services, village events and the emergency signal. Together with the one in Hardifort, this is the last of its kind in French Flanders, a unique stop for those who love heritage.

The history of the chapel goes back to a legend according to which the three pious daughters of King Kewulf of the kingdom of Wessex, named Edith, Elfrieda and Sabina, received the calling in 851 to go on a pilgrimage to the grave of Peter and Paul. They came ashore at Mardijk and followed the Roman highway, then already known as Steenstraete. Near the present-day Kaaster they were attacked in a forest by a gang and brutally murdered. At that moment a blind knight, the lord of Strazele, who was staying not far from there, had a vision of the Holy Virgin who directed him to the scene of the crime, where he had to wash his eyelids with the blood of the victims. He did so and thus regained his sight. In gratitude he had the chapel built on the scene of the crime. Since then many pilgrims have come to this place, where there was a mausoleum of the three virgins. At the end of the 15th century, several children were said to have come back to life thanks to their intercession. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapel_der_Drie_Maagden

The Saint-Omer's Church or Saint-Audomarus Church There was already a church in 1191. The current church has a heavy, pre-built, 14th-century tower. The church was enlarged in 1803 and has an elongated, three-aisled nave. During the First World War, the church was badly damaged, but rebuilt. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Audomaruskerk_(Kaaster)

Eecke is a typical Flemish village, with its brick houses. Here you will find the local cheese dairy, known for its regional specialties, as well as the Klockhuis, an old belfry that is part of the village's heritage. A cozy tavern allows you to stop and enjoy a beer or a typical dish.

the end of the route allows you to escape onto the dirt roads

Dirt path between the fields, at Le Peuplier Military Cemetery. A British military cemetery with fallen soldiers from the First World War.

Wooden bell tower in the cemetery next to the Sint-Wulmark church. It contains two bells, which were once used to announce church services and village events. The tower was built in 1661-1662, initially against the front of the church. Because the wooden construction posed a fire risk to the church, the tower was moved about 20m in 1783. The bell house is, together with that of Hardifort, the last remaining in French Flanders of once six of its kind. Source: Wikipedia