Kuusisto Castle

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Kuusisto Castle
Kuusiston piispanlinna Kustö biskopsborg
Medieval castle
Location	Kaarina, Finland
Address	Linnanrauniontie 633 FI-21620 Kaarina Finland
Coordinates	60°24′28″N 22°28′29″E / 60.40778°N 22.47472°E / 60.40778; 22.47472

Kuusisto Castle (

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

Gustav I of Sweden

. Excavation and reconstruction work on the remaining ruins began in 1891.

Structures of Kuusisto Castle during the excavation in 1894
Kuusisto Castle ruins today
A room in ruins
View over the inner yard
Illustration in
Zacharias Topelius
and published 1845-1852.

References

External links

Media related to Kuusisto Castle at Wikimedia Commons

Finnish castles, fortresses and fortifications

Middle Ages

Major	Turku Castle Vyborg Castle Häme Castle Olavinlinna
Other	Aulanko Castle Brahe Castle Kajaani Castle Kastelholm Castle Korsholma Castle Kexholm Castle Kuusisto Castle Oulu Castle Raseborg Castle Vyborg City Walls

18th and 19th-century
fortifications

20th-century fortresses

Castles, fortresses and fortifications located outside modern-day Finnish borders shown in italics.

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