- A modern reconstruction of a Roman Watchtower was built in stone near the buried remains of the original Roman Fort at Reckenburg, Neuss.
Roman Site
- The Reckenberg Watchtower was reconstructed with a square base and thick stone walls following known Roman architectural dimensions.
- The entrance is on the first floor via a ladder that could be pulled up during an attack.
- The crew consisted of between five to fifteen legionaries.
- This tower formed part of a chain of towers along the Frontier, using signals between them to conduct fast communications.
Limes Germanicus
- This military structure, built in the 2nd century CE, formed part of the Lower German Limes defense network that marked the Rhine frontier of the Roman Empire.
Museums nearby
- Clemens Sels Museum Neuss
- Located at Am Obertor, Neuss.
- The museum holds a Collection of Finds from the Roman Fortress of Novaesium including a Legionary Helmet, a seated statue of Jupiter, a stone sundial, a millstone, inscribed tombstones, glassware, Samian Ware and Tiles.
- Other Finds from the Fortress are in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn.
Neuss Roman Watchtower, Reckenburg