For much of the 1900s, the ruins at Röe were assumed to be Karlsborg. The site is a fortification in Bro parish, currently in Lysekil municipality, situated along Åbyfjorden by Röe herrgård. It is considered a private fortification belonging to the nearby manor house.
Archaeologist Wilhelm Berg identified this stronghold as a castle ruin in Röe on Stångenäset based on loose finds dating from the mid-1400s. This identification occurred before Berg conducted excavations at a ruin in Hornborg south of Hamburgsund. He considered the Hornborg site to be the Karlsborg used by Gustaf Vasa's troops during his occupation of Viken in the 1520s.
Today, the site remains recognized as a private fortification. By distinguishing it from the Karlsborg at Hornborg, the distinction between the two historical sites is clarified. The ruins remain a part of the coastal landscape of Bohuslän.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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