Kuusisto Castle

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Medieval castle in Kaarina, Finland
60°24′28″N 22°28′29″E / 60.40778°N 22.47472°E / 60.40778; 22.47472

Kuusisto Castle (Finnish: Kuusiston piispanlinna, Swedish: Kustö biskopsborg) was a medieval episcopal castle on the island of Kuusisto in Kaarina, Finland, near Turku. The castle was probably built in the early 14th century[citation needed], although the site seems to have been a bishop's residence by the 1290s.[citation needed]

The castle was ordered to be demolished during the Protestant Reformation in 1528 by the king Gustav I of Sweden. Excavation and reconstruction work on the remaining ruins began in 1891.

  • Structures of Kuusisto Castle during the excavation in 1894
    Structures of Kuusisto Castle during the excavation in 1894
  • Kuusisto Castle ruins today
    Kuusisto Castle ruins today
  • A room in ruins
    A room in ruins
  • View over the inner yard
    View over the inner yard
  • Illustration in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845-1852.
    Illustration in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845-1852.

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