Sweden · 15th century
Dagsnäs Castle ranks #6,308 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #173 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded c. 1475, it is older than 44% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
Dagsnäs Castle is a castle in Sweden, located 9 km (5.6 mi) south of Skara at Lake Hornborga.
Dagsnäs has very old origins and belonged to the Gumsehuvud family in the 15th century. It was then passed down through the Thott, Soop, Kafle and Uggla families before it was purchased in 1762 by the original antiquarian and patron Per Tham, in whose family it remained until 1864. During Per Tham's time the castle became a cultural center in Västergötland. In 1772–82, the current main building was built in stone.
Over the years several runestones from the region have been moved to the castle grounds, including Vg 59 from Norra Härene, Vg 67 from Saleby, Vg 122 from Abrahamstorp, Vg 184 from Smula, and Vg 186 from Timmele.
Text adapted from “Dagsnäs Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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