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The Dierkosttoren, or Dierkost, is a tower from the former town walls of Grammont (Geraardsbergen), preserved in the Boerenhol in the historic centre of the Flemish town. Dating from the last quarter of the 15th century, it takes the form of a semicircular tower, partly built into the urban fabric, with a buried base. It is built of irregular rubble of ferruginous sandstone, repaired with brick, and today crowned with a truncated roof; loopholes, scaffolding holes and long iron tie-rods with volute ends recall its defensive function. Destroyed in 1485 by the soldiers of Jan de Ligne, it was rebuilt and then restored in 1686 on the orders of Abbot Foucqier of Saint Adrian's Abbey. In the Middle Ages, the archers of the Guild of Saint Sebastian met there. The town walls, erected in 1332, included fortified towers and six gates. The tower has been protected as a monument since 1968 and has been part of the protected site ‘Boerenhol with Dierkosttoren’ since 1994.