Vinsarp
1471
Medieval
fortification
A fortified stone house of greystone stands on the yard at Vinsarp, on the western bank of the Ätran, raised in 1471 for the noble Vinstorpa family when the family seat was moved here from Böne parish a kilometer to the east. Square in…
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- 1697
The present manor house was built in timber under a säteri roof and still stands on the farm. Its date rests on dendrochronological analysis of the timber, that is on the tree rings in the logs, rather than on written record.
- 1935-1937
Extensive work was carried out on both the stone house and the manor house. The hall function of the stone house was recreated with an interior in medieval taste, and it is this campaign, spread over several years, that gives both…
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