In Leonhard's time the watch-tower only had embrasures. Alexander Freiherr von Günther had the windows built 150 years ago.
There are shooting targets on the walls. The ''Schützen'' ( marksmen ) had to defend the country. They often organised shooting competitions and these targets were the trophies for the winners.
When you look out of the window on the west side of the watch-tower you can see another tower on the hill. This tower, the so-called ''Pulverturm'' (gunpowder tower) was built in the 13th century as a watsch-tower together with the fortress. Leonhard of Völs used this tower as a gunpowder depoitory.
This map was ordered by Empress Maria Theresia in the 17th century. Peter Anich and his assistans travelled and surveyed the whole area of Tyrol engraving the results on 20 copper plates. He handes the completed map over to the Empress in 1774. Today there are only three of these plates in existence. In the smaller room you can look down into the dungeon. The Lords of Völs, having the jurisdictional administration in their hands, put the prisoners in the dungeon where they often starved to death.
Prösels Castle 2006