). ▁ ▁Man or ▁house ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 2 ▁the ▁Kon rad s burg ▁was ▁put ▁to ▁agricult ural ▁use ▁as ▁the ▁man or ▁house ▁for ▁an ▁estate , ▁or ▁Dom ä ne , ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁clo ister ▁stands ▁the ▁well ▁house , ▁a ▁two - store y , ▁tim ber - fr amed ▁building , ▁probably ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁The ▁well ▁is ▁over ▁ 4 5 ▁metres ▁deep , ▁probably ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁monaster y ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁technical ▁show pie ce ▁- ▁a ▁don key ▁g in ▁( E sel stre trad ). ▁The ▁other ▁buildings ▁were ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁purposes . ▁ ▁Post ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁purposes ▁by ▁a ▁private ▁far mer . ▁E ff ort s ▁by ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Er ms leben ▁and ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁A sch ers leben ▁were ▁unable , ▁under ▁the ▁circumstances ▁prev ail ing ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁( the ▁site ▁lay ▁in ▁Commun ist ▁East ▁Germany ), ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁increasing ▁neglect ▁and ▁dil ap id ation ▁of ▁Kon rad s burg ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁a ▁time ▁character ised ▁by ▁a ▁rapid ▁decl ine ▁in ▁its ▁appearance . ▁ ▁Conserv