Stilt tower

Stilt tower with three arches of Voer Kirke, Northern Djursland, DK

The Stilt tower, in Danish "styltetårn", is a special type of Medieval church tower, concentrated in Djursland peninsula and neighbouring regions of Danish Jutland.

In this type, only the upper storey with the bells has four walls. The lower parts of such a tower are formed by one or three high arches. With one arch, the lower part of the tower, which is connected to the western gable of the nave, is only open to the west. With three arches, the lower part is a high open hall.

Very few stilt towers were built after Gothic age, if 20th century constructions with a box for the bells on high pilars are kept out of regard. And very few stilt towers were built in the Middle Ages in distant regions, where the term is unknown.

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