Högestad Castle
Estate in Ystad Municipality in Scania, Sweden
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Högestad Castle (Swedish: Högestads gods) is an estate in Ystad Municipality in Scania, Sweden.[1]
| Högestad Castle | |
|---|---|
Högestads slott | |
| Ystad Municipality | |
Högestad Castle | |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | No |
| Location | |
Scania, Sweden | |
| Coordinates | 55.507222°N 13.878056°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 15th century |
History
During the Middle Ages, the estate was owned by the Archbishop of Lund. In 1635 it was owned by Danish statesman Palle Rosenkrantz (1587-1642) who built the main building, a two-story stone house with stairwells. Carl Piper (1647-1716) and his wife Christina Piper (1673–1752 bought the estate in 1706.[2][3]