Round Tower, Andernach

50°26′27″N 7°23′46″E / 50.44075°N 7.39622°E / 50.44075; 7.39622

The Round Tower in Andernach from the south-southeast, 2005

The Round Tower (German: Runder Turm) is a large defensive tower in Andernach, Germany, the town's keep and schauinsland (literally "look into the country"). The castle and the town walls were called that because they provided a far look into the surrounding country to see enemy troops approaching in time. It dates to the 15th century, and was a former watch tower in the town fortifications at the northwest corner of the medieval town wall.