Bierkaholm: 14th-century Fortress Uncovered on Bosholm

Bierkaholm, a medieval fortress, was constructed between 1367 and 1370 by Bo Jonsson Grip on Bosholm. The location of Bjärka gård, from which Bierkaholm was likely built, remains a mystery. Abandoned at an unknown time, what remains today are the stone foundations, cellars, and still-growing apple and pear trees. Archaeological research has unearthed various artifacts, including coins, keys, lock fragments, arrowheads, armor parts, pottery shards, and runestones, but their whereabouts are unknown. Reach Bierkaholm ruins by walking through a dried area north of Bosholm, as the Stångån water level was lowered when Kinda Canal was built in the 1850s.

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