Artificial dwelling hills (also known as Wierde, Warft, and Werf) are hills that were created by humans to have a dry shelter during high tide. These hills occur in the northern part of the Netherlands and Germany where, before dikes were made, tides interfered with daily life. It has been suggested that Earth tides be merged into this article or section. ... Afsluitdijk, a 32 km dike in the Netherlands. ...
Rottum (or Röppen) is a small village on an artificialdwellinghill between Kantens and Usquert in the municipality of Eemsmond, falling under the province Groningen in the Netherlands.
Since high tides were threatening the early inhabitants they hightened the spur with manure and waste: this way an artificialdwellinghill was created.
On top of the artificialdwellinghill eventually a heathen chapel was located.
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