Gamleborg - Old Castle in Almindingen

Gamleborg placed on an almost impregnable cliff

The castle ruin Gamleborg is located on an almost impregnable cliff at the edge of Ekkodalen (Echo Valley) in the Almindingen Forest. There are massive earth ramparts around the plateau - and from around 1100 a tremendous granite wall was raised to protect the castle.

The oldest finds at Gamleborg date from the 900s, while most finds date back to around 1100. In the middle of the 12th century, Gamleborg was abandoned in favor of Lilleborg, which is located approximately 700 m further to the northwest.

Gamleborg is one of the eldest buildings in the country

Gamleborg castle is one of the eldest buildings in the country that have stone walls - and the oldest building of stone on Bornholm. It's said to be built around year 900. But around 1100 the castle was abandoned and the crown moved around 700 metres to the west to Lilleborg castle.