Sundholmen Castle, a medieval ruin on an island in lake Tolken, has long fascinated visitors. Though the nature of its past remains uncertain, it may have been a monastery in the Middle Ages. By the 15th century, the castle had become the estate of the Snakenborg family. Per Brahe the Elder transformed the small island into a fortified stone house in the 1540s. Gustaf and Magnus Brahe carried out additional modifications. However, the estate was seized by the crown during King Charles XI’s Reduction in the late 17th century. The castle then fell into decay and was burnt to ruins by a lightning strike in 1706. The ruins were restored partially in the early 1990s and can now be reached by boat.
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Written by Nik Frost
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