Traby Borg
Träby borg is a prehistoric hill fort on the Swedish Baltic island of Öland .
The castle, preserved only as a ruin, is located about 700 m north of the village Träby in the Stora Alvaret in the south of the island.
Like other of the 15 prehistoric castles found on Öland, Träby borg was used over a longer period of time and the structure was adapted to the changed conditions. In contrast to other castles such as Eketorp Castle , in Träbyborg the actual castle was not expanded if there was a lack of space, but an additional castle ring was added to the existing castle. Träby borg therefore consists, unusually, of three castle rings, which are strung together from northeast to southwest. The name derived from Tre-by ( three-village ) is based on this peculiarity .
The diameters of the individual castle rings vary between 44 and 66 meters. However, the outer walls are poorly preserved, with the middle castle in the best condition. The rest of the foundations of houses can still be seen in the northern castle. These foundations were present in all three rings. In 1634 there were reports of 30 in the northern, 32 in the middle and 14 in the southern Burgring.
To the south-east of the castle there is a burial ground with around ten round stone settings.
See also
literature
- Thorsten Jansson ,: Welcome to Stora Alvaret , Länsstyrelsen Kalmar län, ISBN 91-973802-1-0 , page 17
Web links
- Träby borg - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Information about the castle (Swedish)
Coordinates: 56 ° 21 ′ 19.4 " N , 16 ° 30 ′ 23" E