▁am ▁P ils ense e ▁( Se ef eld ) ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁l ords ▁of ▁Se ef eld . ▁In ▁ 1 1 5 0 ▁Count ▁Ber ch th old ▁von ▁And ech s ▁obtained ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁forest ▁from ▁the ▁Bened ict ine ▁ab bey . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁and ▁ 1 3 th ▁centuries ▁the ▁l ords ▁of ▁Se ef eld ▁acquired ▁large ▁est ates . ▁The ▁castle ▁in ▁mentioned ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 3 0 2 . ▁The ▁keep ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁on ▁a ▁rock y ▁sp ur ▁above ▁the ▁P ils ense e . ▁The ▁small ▁tower ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁shown ▁on ▁Michael ▁W ening ' s ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁drawing ▁was ▁probably ▁older , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁old ▁north ▁building . ▁ ▁The ▁Goth ic ▁hall ▁and ▁cur tain ▁wall ▁were ▁probably ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁keep . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁chap el ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 4 th ▁century , ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 3 6 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 4 7 9 ▁this ▁chap el ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁one ▁built ▁between ▁the ▁keep ▁and ▁the ▁cur tain ▁wall ▁by ▁Se y fried ▁von ▁To err ing ▁and ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 1 4 7 9 . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 4 7 9 ▁a ▁fort ified ▁tower ▁was ▁built