Haunted Places in Gotland (49)

Explore 49 haunted places in Gotland. Read the stories, see their scare rating and find your next ghost trip.

• 👻Scare 3/5 Execution site — Endre Gotland Avrättningsplats – Endre socken
• 👻Scare 3/5 The old gallows ground at Grötlingbo Gotland Avrättningsplats – Grötlingbo socken
• 👻Scare 3/5 Gallows hill of Havdhem Gotland A former place of public execution marks this spot near Havdhem parish in Gotland. Executions were deliberately staged at the margins of a community, on ground like this the surrounding countryside, so the memory would linger as a warning. Registered in Fornsök as L1975:8799.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Execution site — Stenkumla Gotland Avrättningsplats – Stenkumla socken
• 👻Scare 3/5 Visby: a place of execution Gotland Here, in the surrounding countryside on the outskirts of Visby parish (Gotland), stood a former place of public execution. The visible traces are faint, but this was a place of death, and its history clings to it still. Heritage id L1976:6179.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Gallows hill of Hejdeby Gotland Here, in rocky moraine on the outskirts of Hejdeby parish (Gotland), stood a former place of public execution. The visible traces are faint, but this was a place of death, and its history clings to it still. Heritage id L1977:8260.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Sundre: a place of execution Gotland On the edge of Sundre parish in Gotland lies a old burial ground linked to execution lore, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in a sandy heath, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• 🗡️Scare 3/5 Jungfrutornet i Visby ringmur Gotland I Visby ringmur står tornet där en ung kvinna enligt sägnen murades in levande efter att ha förrått staden till Valdemar Atterdag 1361. Hon sägs aldrig ha lämnat platsen.
• 👻Scare 3/5 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.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The deserted graves of Eksta Gotland Ödekyrkogård – Eksta socken
• 👻Scare 3/5 The deserted graves of Fårö Gotland This deserted churchyard near Fårö (Gotland) once surrounded a church now long gone. Among the surrounding countryside, only faint mounds and the quiet remain — the kind of place where the past feels very close. Recorded in Fornsök as L1977:1089.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Lost churchyard at Fårö Gotland An old, forgotten burial ground in the parish of Fårö, Gotland. When the church was abandoned the living moved on, but the churchyard stayed, hidden now in the surrounding countryside. Recorded in Fornsök as L1977:2584.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The deserted graves of Fårö Gotland Ödekyrkogård – Fårö socken
• 👻Scare 3/5 Lost churchyard at Fårö Gotland In Fårö 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 L1977:308.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Fårö: a forgotten burial ground Gotland In Fårö 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 L1977:3839.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The deserted graves of Lärbro Gotland Ödekyrkogård – Lärbro socken
• 👻Scare 3/5 Lost churchyard at Västergarn Gotland Ödekyrkogård – Västergarn socken
• 👻Scare 3/5 Hörsne: a place of execution Gotland This is a site long associated with executions in the parish of Hörsne parish, Gotland. For generations such grounds — set apart from the living, here among wooded ground — were where the condemned met their end, and few places in the landscape feel as charged. Listed as ancient…
• 👻Scare 3/5 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.
• 👻Scare 3/5 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.
• 👻Scare 3/5 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.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Crown Baker and the Fiend off Fårö Gotland An unseen carriage sped over the water – and the Fiend answered he was off to fetch the baker who mixed lime into the soldiers' flour.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Håle and the Yearly Building at Garde Gotland Those who kept the Evil One in their service grew rich – but had to build something new on the farm each year, or he forsook them.
• 👻Scare 3/5 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.
• 👻Scare 3/5 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.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Unbaptised Child at Stockvike in Garde Gotland The unbaptised child was dragged off in the dark and found headless by the door – until the fire was lit and made it whole again.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Heart from the Gallows at Garde Gotland A son-in-law cut the heart from a hanged man for his pregnant mother-in-law – but in the night the dead man came and tore the heart from her.
• 👻Scare 3/5 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.
• ⛪Scare 3/5 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.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Troll-Hound After the Gathering at Kräklingbo Gotland In jest the others wished a troll to walk him home – so the lad turned the black hound back on those who sent it.
• 👻Scare 3/5 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.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Dutch Mate and Amsterdam Square Gotland The skipper wished himself home to Amsterdam's square on Christmas Eve – and woke with his ship set on the lit square, the mate vanished.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Hair Comb and the Dance with the Evil One at Visby Gotland A dance-loving girl with a fine comb in her hair was led out by the Evil One – and the comb gave him power to force her into an endless dance.
• ⛪Scare 3/5 The Finger Marks on St Mary's Church Wall in Visby Gotland The Evil One snatched the rich, wicked woman from her coffin and flew out the window – and her claw marks still mark the high wall.
• 👻Scare 3/5 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.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Unbaptised Child and the Fire at Öja Gotland In the dark the unbaptised child was dragged toward the door – and found at last without its head, until the fire was lit anew.
• 👻Scare 3/5 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.
• 🏰Scare 2/5 Bulverket Gotland Bulverket är resterna efter en stor träfästning i sjön Tingstäde träsk på Gotland. Den ligger nu utspridd i stora timmerhögar på sjöns botten.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Furubjers gård Gotland Furubjers gård, eller Furbjärs, är en herrgård i Tingstäde socken på Gotland. Gården omtalas första gången 1571, och upptas i revisionsboken 1653 som ett helt skattehemman om 8 marklej.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Hallfrede Gård Gotland Hallfreda Gård är en herrgård i Follingbo socken på Gotland. Hallfeda gård är en av öns större gårdar. Gården köptes in av Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet 2006.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Lummelunds bruk Gotland Lummelunds bruk är ett före detta bruk i Lummelunda socken på Gotland, Sverige.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Pavalds Gotland Pavalds eller Pavals är en herrgård på norra Gotland.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Roma kungsgård Gotland Roma kungsgård är en herrgård på mellersta Gotland. Sedan 1993 förvaltar Statens fastighetsverk Roma kungsgård och Roma kloster.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Rosendals gård Gotland Rosendals gård är en före detta herrgård i Follingbo socken på Gotland. Gården hette från början "Ungbåtels", och var med sina 1 3/8 mantal en av de större gårdarna på Gotland.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Skäggs Gotland Skäggs är en herrgård i Väskinde socken på Gotland. Det är en av Gotlands till arealen största gårdar med sina 1 376 hektar.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Stava gård Gotland Stava gård är en herrgård i Barlingbo socken på Gotland och var en av Gotlands största gårdar. Stava köptes in av Arthur von Corswant på 1866 och har funnits i släktens ägo i fem generationer.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Stenstugu Gotland Stenstugu är en herrgård i Endre socken på Gotland, men namnet "Stenstugu" har gamla anor och används även av ett flertal mindre gårdar runt om på ön.
• 👻Scare 2/5 Tingstäde fästning Gotland Tingstäde fästning är en fästning i Tingstäde på Gotland som anlades mellan 1904 och 1914 och består av en artilleriskans och fyra infanteriskansar.
• 👻Scare 2/5 Visborgs slott Gotland Erik av Pommerns borg i Visby var i två sekler Gotlands maktcentrum — och sprängdes av danskarna 1679. Kvar finns murrester vid södra hamnen.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Gotland?

Haunted Places lists 49 verified haunted locations in Gotland, each with its story, a 1–5 scare rating and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Gotland?

Among the most notable in Gotland: Execution site — Endre, The old gallows ground at Grötlingbo, Gallows hill of Havdhem.

What is the scariest haunted place in Gotland?

Execution site — Endre ranks among the scariest in Gotland, rated 3/5 on our scare scale.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Gotland?

Most haunted places in Gotland are public sites you can visit; a few are hotels or inns where you can stay overnight.

Browse by type

Browse by country

Popular collections

All haunted places →