Rankhyttan Manor

Falun, Dalarna · Sweden · Manor

The mining master was beheaded in 1534 — and his wife is said to still walk the manor as the Black Lady.

Rankhyttan Manor outside Falun in Dalarna rests on a medieval greystone vault and was owned in the early 1500s by the mining master Anders Persson. Anders was beheaded in Stockholm in 1534, and legend holds that it is his wife who walks the manor as the Black Lady. Several ghosts are said to dwell in the old rooms. The manor is used today for conferences and celebrations.

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Where is Rankhyttan Manor located?

Rankhyttan Manor is in Falun, Dalarna, Sweden.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.