The former Protestant church of Eastermar was a church that stood in It Heechsân

It Heechsân

It Heechsân is a hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands.-References:...

, Eastermar

Eastermar

Eastermar is a small village in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 1,600 citizens . Eastermar is the birthplace of model Doutzen Kroes.- History :...

, Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. It was demolished in 1886. Today only the medieval tower from the 13th century remains.
The church is located far out of the center of the village on the Torenlaan 11 and is surrounded by a graveyard

Graveyard

A graveyard is any place set aside for long-term burial of the dead, with or without monuments such as headstones...

. Next to the tower stands a gravediggersbuilding.

The mechanical clockwork in the tower was made by the Gebr. van Bergen from Midwolda

Midwolda

Midwolda is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Scheemda, about 7 km northwest of Winschoten.Midwolda was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Scheemda....

, Groningen

Groningen (province)

Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...

 in 1924. It is listed as a Rijksmonument

Rijksmonument

A rijksmonument is a National Heritage Site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.-History and criteria:...

, number 35666 and is rated with a very high historical value.