Friese Terpen Route

The Friese Terpen Route in northeastern Friesland, linking the towns of Harlingen, Leeuwarden and Dokkum, is a good way of seeing the terp country. Perhaps the most typical of the terpen to be seen on this route is the Hogebeintoren, which rises to a height of almost 8m/26ft above the surrounding ground level. Between the fifth and 12th centuries some 600 terpen were formed in Friesland. There are some 400 in Groningen province, where they are known as wierden.