Warmond Castle. Warmond is a village and a former municipality in South Holland. located in the Bollenstreek, just north of Leiden. between Sassenheim and Oegstgeest. On 1 January 2006, the municipality was merged with Sassenheim and Voorhout into the municipality of Teylingen. The population of the former municipality of Warmond was 4,915 at that time. On January 1, 2021, Warmond had a population of 5,020. The village of Warmond is located on the Kagerplassen. which are also mostly in the Warmond part of the municipality of Teylingen. It is located on an old beach ridge. This runs parallel to the Leede. a body of water that connects the Kagerplassen to the Oude Rijn via a few canals. Herenweg and Dorpsstraat run parallel to the Leede. The Roman Empire began to collapse and the Romans retreated south. When the Romans left, the population they protected also left. The coastal region, where farms and fields were forever deserted, slowly filled with forests. Due to the presence of considerable noble families, Warmond had at least six castles in the Middle Ages and also a few noble residences. The castle Old Teylingen/Lockhorst stood on the Leede, at the current Norremeerstraat. It was probably built in the mid-13th century by Simon van Teylingen, a son of lord Willem van Teylingen. Simon's grandson Dirk van Teylingen became lord of Oversliedrecht by marriage in 1329, so that he had no need for his home in Warmond. The castle was therefore given to relatives in fief. The castle was inhabited by, among others, the families Foyken, Van Poelgeest, Van Lockhorst. The castle owes its second name Lockhorst to the latter. The last resident was Maria van Beeftingh, widow of Nicolaas van Staphorst, who owned it between 1802 and 1813. Oud Teylingen/Lockhorst was demolished in 1814. Castle Endepoel stood at the end of the current Endepoellaan. It was first mentioned around 1300. The castle was inhabited by a low nobleman, Nicolaas Magnus. The castle did not remain a noble house for long, in the 15th century it had already fallen into the peasantry. However, the original noble rights belonging to the castle remained attached to the farm for a long time. Dirks Steenhuis, which was located at the Warmondse Oude Dam, was named so because Lord Dirk van Teylingen called the castle our stone house. It was probably built by his father Willem van Teylingen in the first half of the 13th century. The last Van Teylingen to live at the castle was Jan van Teylingen. The castle was then given in loan to the lord of Voorne. The castle was rented out in the mid-14th century. In the second half of the 14th century, Dirks Steenhuis had become so dilapidated that it was demolished. It was excavated in 1965 by castle expert Renaud. Little is known about the house of Jacob XII van den Woude. There is a mention from around 1285 and it is explicitly stated that it was near the church. In 1410, the lord of Warmond donated the castle to tertiary sisters, for the purpose of founding a women's monastery on the castle grounds. In monastic accounts, the former castle is still referred to as the High House. When the monastery was destroyed in 1573, the last remains of the castle also disappeared. Huys in Warmont: The Huys te Warmont. the castle of the craftsmen of Warmond, can be regarded as the successor to the house of Jacob XII van den Woude near the church. It was built around 1300. In the 14th century it only consisted of a square residential tower. Part of this tower still exists: that is the west tower of the current castle. From the 15th century, the castle was gradually expanded into a square castle. For a long time the castle looked like a medieval fortification, but in the 18th century it was converted into a country estate. The castle owes its current appearance to the aforementioned renovation. Castle Alkemade: Alkemade Castle was built in the mid-13th century, probably by one of the early lords of Alkemade. Due to neglect and flooding, the castle finally fell into disrepair in the second half of the 14th century. In the 17th century, the Oud-Alkemade country estate was built a short distance away. It was demolished in 1824. In 2012, the correct location of the medieval castle grounds was found by members of the Warmelda Historical Society. In the same year, the site, where a marina was built, was partly investigated by archaeologists from the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, which indeed revealed multiple moats and many medieval shards and brick remains. An unknown castle: In addition, a strength is suspected in the Hofpolder, but this has not been archaeologically proven. According to Fockema Andreae, it could possibly be a predecessor of the Huys te Warmont. Archaeologists from the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands believe that this location may be a missing fortification.