Sweden · 1st century
Torsburgen ranks #3,495 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #95 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded c. 50, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 33 atlas entries founded in the 1st century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,213 times in the last 60 days, more than 56% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
Torsburgen, Tors borg or þors borg ("Thor's fort/castle") are the remains of an ancient hillfort in Kräklingbo on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. The fort is approximately 1.2 km2 (0.46 mi2), was constructed in the 1st-4th century and in use until the 12th century. Situated on a plateau hill it is protected by high cliffs and wall sections, almost 2 km (1.2 mi) long in total. The fort is featured in the Gutasaga. The plateau is also a nature reserve.
Text adapted from “Torsburgen” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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