Haunted Places in Gotland (32)

Explore 32 haunted places in Gotland. Read the stories and find your next ghost trip.

• ⚰️ Korsbetningen and Valdemar's Cross Gotland The stone cross asks passers-by to pray for the fallen — beneath the grass 1,800 Gotland farmers still lie in their mail, the heat having made them too foul to loot.
• ⚔️ Execution site — Endre Gotland Avrättningsplats – Endre socken
• ⚔️ Avrättningsplatsen i Grötlingbo Gotland A former place of execution in the parish of Grötlingbo, Sweden.
• ⚔️ Avrättningsplatsen i Havdhem Gotland A former place of execution in the parish of Havdhem, Sweden.
• ⚔️ Avrättningsplatsen i Stenkumla Gotland A former place of execution in the parish of Stenkumla, Sweden.
• ⚔️ Avrättningsplatsen i Visby Gotland Locally the site is known as Galgberget, a former place of execution in the parish of Visby, Sweden.
• ⚔️ Avrättningsplats – Hejdeby Gotland A former place of execution in the parish of Hejdeby, Sweden.
• ⚔️ Sundres avrättningsplats Gotland Locally the site is known as Kegelbacke el Stegelbacke, a former place of execution in the parish of Sundre, Sweden.
• ⚰️ Lost churchyard at Eksta Gotland In Eksta parish, Gotland, lies an abandoned churchyard — a burial ground left behind when its church fell out of use. Set in the surrounding countryside, the graves have largely returned to nature, but the dead were never moved. Recorded in Fornsök as L1977:543.
• ⚰️ Ekstas ödekyrkogård Gotland Locally the site is known as Kyrkogården, a former abandoned burial ground in the parish of Eksta, Sweden.
• ⚰️ Fårös ödekyrkogård Gotland A former abandoned burial ground in the parish of Fårö, Sweden. Local tradition holds that the ground is haunted.
• ⚰️ Fårös ödekyrkogård Gotland Locally the site is known as Ryska kyrkogården, a former abandoned burial ground in the parish of Fårö, Sweden.
• ⚰️ Fårös ödekyrkogård Gotland A former abandoned burial ground in the parish of Fårö, Sweden.
• ⚰️ Fårös ödekyrkogård Gotland Locally the site is known as Kyrkogården, a former abandoned burial ground in the parish of Fårö, Sweden.
• ⚰️ Ödekyrkogård – Fårö Gotland Locally the site is known as Sankt Olovs kyrka, a former abandoned burial ground in the parish of Fårö, Sweden.
• ⚰️ The deserted graves of Lärbro Gotland Ödekyrkogård – Lärbro socken
• ⚰️ Lost churchyard at Västergarn Gotland Ödekyrkogård – Västergarn socken
• ⚔️ Hörsnes avrättningsplats Gotland Locally the site is known as Avrättarbacke (Avreitarbacke), a former place of execution in the parish of Hörsne, Sweden.
• 📖 The Nisse at the Rich Farmer's in Alskog Gotland A little red-capped servant worked unseen on the farm – but the priest forced the nisse out and showed his wages turned to clots of blood.
• 📖 Walpurgis Night in the Priest's Mill at Alskog Gotland The priest's windmill burned every Walpurgis Night – until a farmhand hidden in the hopper broke the witches' fire with a crashing fall.
• 📖 Hultungs-Per and the Black Hound in Bunge Gotland Weary of his own wickedness, the feared Per climbed the oak to hang himself – but a black hound with burning eyes waited for his soul.
• 📖 The Student Who Exposed the Nisse at Garde Gotland The priest's wife secretly kept a nisse in her service – until the learned son brought him forth and denied him every wage but a stone.
• 📖 The Håle and the Wooden Child at Garde Gotland A beggar saw a man carving a child of wood for a woman in labour – but a blessing at a sneeze turned the changeling to stone forever.
• 📖 The Card Players and the Devil at Kräklingbo Gotland The farmhands gambled through the sermon and played on for days – until the winning stranger revealed horns on his knees and a horse's hoof.
• ⛪ The Boy Who Laughed in Kräklingbo Church Gotland Every Sunday a devout boy burst out laughing mid-service – for only he could see the black figure painting the sleepers across the eyes.
• 📖 Stop, Said the Fiend in the Hawse – the Mate from Martebo Gotland A skipper hired a willing mate at Gibraltar – but a horn on his knee betrayed the Fiend, and the anchor dragged him out through the hawse.
• 📖 The Evil One at the Card Game in Vänge Gotland A stranger gentleman joined the card table – but the exorcising priest had sinned enough to be taunted by the Evil One himself.
• 🌲 Hultungs-Per and the Oak at Bunge Gotland Beneath the oak where a feared man meant to hang himself crouched a great black dog with burning eyes.
• 👻 The Hoburg Man Gotland A sea stack with a human face guards Gotland's southern tip, and sailors greeted him – those who forgot did not grow old.
• 🏚️ St Nicolai Church Ruin, Visby Gotland The carbuncle stones in the gable burned so bright that sailors steered by them – until Valdemar Atterdag took them and the sea took him.
• 🗡️ Torsburgen Gotland The place is called Thor's fort — and the Gutasaga says every third Gotlander fled here, drawn by lot to leave the island forever. The wall remains. The people did not. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🌲 St Olof's Holm Gotland Pilgrims came by sea to the saint's spring to drink themselves well — here Olaf the Holy came ashore in 1029 and christened Gotland.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Gotland?

Haunted Places lists 32 haunted locations in Gotland, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Gotland?

Among the most notable in Gotland: Korsbetningen and Valdemar's Cross, Execution site — Endre and Avrättningsplatsen i Grötlingbo.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Gotland?

Yes — 1 of the haunted places in Gotland is a hotel or inn you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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