Decline
In 1753 the manor was sold to the bailiff and beer brewer Antoni de Clercq, who also acted on behalf of Willem Lokker, former attorney at Zierikzee and Cornelis van der Lek, secretary of Stavenisse.
Not long after this, the castle disappeared off the face of the earth. It was still there in 1758, however.
When the land register was introduced in 1832, the former castle grounds were described as a pond, fishery and garden, owned by Lord of the Manor Johannes de Clercq. The moat, moat walls and the buildings in front of the castle remained preserved to this century.
In 1995, a replica of one of the wild men was placed on the footpath behind the castle. The castle grounds are a national monument.