Gråborg
Sign in to saveGråborg is the ruin of a hillfort on Öland, Sweden. It is located in Algutsrum, in Mörbylånga Municipality. The oldest parts of the ancient hillfort are plausible from the 5th century. The hillfort was expanded in stages into the 12th century. During the Middle Ages, Gråborg was probably utilized as a protected marketplace.
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Gråborg is the ruin of a hillfort on Öland, Sweden. It is located in Algutsrum, in Mörbylånga Municipality. The oldest parts of the ancient hillfort are plausible from the 5th century. The hillfort was expanded in stages into the 12th century. During the Middle Ages, Gråborg was probably utilized as a protected marketplace.
Gråborg was for a long time Öland's largest known ancient hillfort. In 2021, Sörby borg was discovered in central Öland, which is larger.
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