Kuusisto Castle
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| Kuusisto Castle | |
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Kuusiston piispanlinna Kustö biskopsborg | |
 Kuusisto Castle ruins seen from above. | |
 Interactive map of the Kuusisto Castle area | |
General information | |
| Type | Medieval castle |
| Location | Kaarina, Finland, Linnanrauniontie 633 FI-21620 Kaarina Finland |
| Coordinates | 60°24′28″N 22°28′29″E / 60.40778°N 22.47472°E |
Kuusisto Castle (Finnish: Kuusiston piispanlinna, Swedish: Kustö biskopsborg) was a 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 Protestant Reformation in 1528 by the king 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 Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845-1852.
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