Haunted Places in Halland (85)

Explore 85 haunted places in Halland. Read the stories, see their scare rating and find your next ghost trip.

• 🏚️Scare 3/5 The Ätra Maiden at Falkenberg Castle Ruin Halland Falkenberg Castle ruin, located at the mouth of the river Ätran in Halland, is a place where the echoes of history feel close. With roots from the 13th century, the castle has been the scene of several momentous events and carries stories spanning centuries.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Gallows hill of Breared Halland A former place of public execution marks this spot near Breared parish in Halmstad. Executions were deliberately staged at the margins of a community, on ground like this wooded ground, so the memory would linger as a warning. Registered in Fornsök as L1998:8531.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Execution site — Halmstad Halland On the edge of Halmstad parish in Halmstad lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in the surrounding countryside, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is…
• 👻Scare 3/5 Gallows hill of Hishult Halland Avrättningsplats – Hishult socken
• 👻Scare 3/5 Execution site — Hishult Halland On the edge of Hishult parish in Laholm lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in rocky moraine, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• 👻Scare 3/5 Tjärby: a place of execution Halland On the edge of Tjärby parish in Laholm lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in rocky moraine, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• 👻Scare 3/5 Gallows hill of Torpa Halland Avrättningsplats – Torpa socken
• 👻Scare 3/5 Gallows hill of Varberg Halland Here, in rocky moraine on the outskirts of Varberg parish (Varberg), 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 L2019:4370.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The old gallows ground at Värö Halland On the edge of Värö parish in Varberg lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in rocky moraine, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• 👻Scare 3/5 Gallows hill of Våxtorp Halland On the edge of Våxtorp parish in Laholm lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in wooded ground, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• 👻Scare 3/5 Gallows hill of Gödestad Halland On the edge of Gödestad parish in Varberg lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in wooded ground, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• 👻Scare 3/5 Gallows hill of Kinnared Halland Here, in wooded ground on the outskirts of Kinnared parish (Hylte), stood a site long associated with executions. The visible traces are faint, but this was a place of death, and its history clings to it still. Heritage id L1997:781.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Execution site — Köinge Halland A site long associated with executions marks this spot near Köinge parish in Falkenberg. Executions were deliberately staged at the margins of a community, on ground like this rocky moraine, so the memory would linger as a warning. Registered in Fornsök as L1997:6687.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Abandoned churchyard — Älvsered Halland In Älvsered parish, Falkenberg, 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 L1996:4990.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Lost churchyard at Falkenberg Halland An old, forgotten burial ground in the parish of Falkenberg, Falkenberg. When the church was abandoned the living moved on, but the churchyard stayed, hidden now in the surrounding countryside. Recorded in Fornsök as L1997:2314.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Lost churchyard at Frillesås Halland An old, forgotten burial ground in the parish of Frillesås, Kungsbacka. When the church was abandoned the living moved on, but the churchyard stayed, hidden now in the surrounding countryside. Recorded in Fornsök as L1997:3736.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Abandoned churchyard — Gödestad Halland In Gödestad parish, Varberg, 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 L1997:4823.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Lost churchyard at Halmstad Halland An old, forgotten burial ground in the parish of Halmstad, Halmstad. When the church was abandoned the living moved on, but the churchyard stayed, hidden now in the surrounding countryside. Recorded in Fornsök as L1997:4763.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Knäred: a forgotten burial ground Halland An old, forgotten burial ground in the parish of Knäred, Laholm. When the church was abandoned the living moved on, but the churchyard stayed, hidden now in the surrounding countryside. Recorded in Fornsök as L1997:7483.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Ölmevalla: a forgotten burial ground Halland In Ölmevalla parish, Kungsbacka, 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 L1996:5124.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Skällinge: a forgotten burial ground Halland Ödekyrkogård – Skällinge socken
• 👻Scare 3/5 Släp: a forgotten burial ground Halland An old, forgotten burial ground in the parish of Släp, Kungsbacka. When the church was abandoned the living moved on, but the churchyard stayed, hidden now in the surrounding countryside. Recorded in Fornsök as L1997:6330.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Stafsinge: a forgotten burial ground Halland This deserted churchyard near Stafsinge (Falkenberg) 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 L1997:5414.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Lost churchyard at Träslöv Halland This deserted churchyard near Träslöv (Varberg) 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 L1996:1321.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Lost churchyard at Varberg Halland Ödekyrkogård – Varberg socken
• 👻Scare 3/5 The deserted graves of Vinberg Halland This deserted churchyard near Vinberg (Falkenberg) 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 L1996:494.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Execution site — Årstad Halland Plats med tradition – Årstad socken
• 👻Scare 3/5 Gallows hill of Kungsäter Halland On the edge of Kungsäter parish in Varberg lies a site long associated with executions, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in wooded ground, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• 👻Scare 3/5 Långaryd: a place of execution Halland On the edge of Långaryd parish in Hylte lies a site long associated with executions, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in rocky moraine, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• 👻Scare 3/5 Execution site — Södra Unnaryd Halland On the edge of Södra Unnaryd parish in Hylte lies a site long associated with executions, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in wooded ground, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• 👻Scare 3/5 Södra Unnaryd: a place of execution Halland Plats med tradition – Södra Unnaryd socken
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Farmer Who Pledged Himself to the Devil at Torup Halland There was a knock at the door one autumn evening, and the man dared not go out — he had pledged himself to the devil, and by morning only a splash of blood remained.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Black Dog at the Bedside, Knäred Halland A drunkard scalded his patient wife – and a glowing-eyed dog at the bedside taught him never to put out the lamp again.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Scythe That Became a Goat's Horn, Stamnared Halland A mower got a scythe that never dulled – but one forbidden glance turned it into a goat's horn.
• 👻Scare 3/5 A Devil Legend from Älvsåker Halland In Älvsåker parish a tale of the Evil One was preserved – an echo of Halland's old devil-lore.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Strange Herdsman with Hooves, Knäred Halland A herdsman served almost for free and fattened the cattle – but under his hood hid horns, and under his foot a cloven hoof.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Man of Sundsholm Who Pledged Himself, Breared Halland His wife's pregnancy kept the Devil at bay until a priest read him free.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Vain Girls of Vallby, Fjärås Halland The priest made Satan wait by the road and showed the girls who had helped them dress.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Clerk Who Conjured Tore Råbock, Rolfstorp Halland Only the learned old dean could banish what the clerk had called forth.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Mowing a Match with the Fiend, Tönnersjö Halland A man boasted he could mow against the Devil himself, and was taken at his word.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Black Dog at the Window, Valinge Halland In the midst of the quarrel the fiend stood as a black dog looking in the window.
• ⛪Scare 3/5 The Devil's Painting in Valinge Church Halland "However hideous you paint me, I can make myself worse", said the fiend.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Fiend at the Deathbed, Idala Halland Priest after priest was turned away before one bored the fiend out through the window lead.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Cruel Mistress Ulla, Valinge Halland A black dog lay down beside the dead woman who had tormented her maids.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Servant Who Saw Who Bore the Cart, Krogsered Halland Through the priest's cloak the servant saw the fiend, fire from its throat, holding up the wheel.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Barfoth and Skam in Grönlid Hill, Källsjö Halland The fiend boasted of helping the priest's maids sew caps on a Sunday.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Scythe That Was a Rib, Slättåkra Halland The borrowed scythe was not to be looked at, and proved to be a bone.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Two Priests of Fagered Halland Satan reared as a great ox beneath the table, then was driven out through a pinhole in the lead.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Eel in Lake Angster, Förlanda Halland The great eel was gone when the fisherman got home, for the fiend had borne the catch.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Scythe That Never Dulled, Krogsered Halland A man got a scythe that never needed sharpening – but a single forbidden glance revealed a human bone.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Mower and the Little Whetter, Rävinge Halland "Now all the devils may whet", and a small half-legged guest appeared to do it.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Usurer Fetched at Midnight, Breared Halland Despite crosses on every door, a cart with fire-breathing horses and a horned driver came.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The Cunning Smith and the Devil of Småland Halland The smith sold himself to the Devil for success – but each time collection drew near he tricked his way out anew.
• 👻Scare 3/5 Kitta-Grå, the Devil's Sister in the Varberg District Halland She was the wickedest woman in the district — the very devil's own sister — and he so feared her he handed her shoes on a hop-pole.
• 👻Scare 3/5 The old gallows ground at Asige Halland Stensättning – Asige socken
• 👻Scare 3/5 Långaryd: a place of execution Halland On the edge of Långaryd parish in Hylte lies a old burial ground linked to execution lore, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in rocky moraine, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• 🗡️Scare 3/5 Varberg Fortress Halland 13th-century fortress on the Halland coast — home to the "Bocksten Man" and several ghost stories. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Älekärrs säteri Halland Älekärr är ett tidigare säteri, belägen i Frillesås socken, Kungsbacka kommun. Jøsse Mathison är omnämnd på gården i ett medeltidsbrev daterat den 15 februari 1462.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Alslövs herrgård Halland Alslövs gård var ett tidigare säteri belägen vid Gennevads-ån i Tönnersjö socken, Halmstad kommun. Säteriet grundades av Johan Månsson Silfverstierna på 1650-talet.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Bårarp Halland Bårarp är ett säteri, i Rävinge socken, Halmstads kommun, 17 kilometer nordväst om Halmstad. Bårarp inköptes 1462 av Axel Åkesson Tott och förblev i ätten fram till 1648.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Björkholms gård Halland Björkholms gård (Björkhult 2) var ett tidigare säteri belägen vid Stora Hornsjöns södra strand i Veddige socken, Varbergs kommun.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Fjelldalen Halland Fjelldalen är en herrgård i Harplinge socken, Halmstads kommun, Halland.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Gåsevadholms slott Halland Gåsevadholm är ett slott i Tölö socken i Halland, numera i Kungsbacka kommun. Den nuvarande slottsbyggnaden är uppförd i slutet av 1700-talet.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Hellerup Halland Hellerup, eller Hällerup, är ett gods och tidigare säteri i Ljungby socken i Falkenbergs kommun, första gången omnämnt i skrift under 1300-talet.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Hjularöds slott Halland Hjularöds slott är ett slott i Harlösa socken i Eslövs kommun. Slottet omnämns för första gången 1391, under Horns krig ägdes slottet av Knud Gabrielsen som var dansk landsdomare i Halland.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Hjuleberg Halland Hjuleberg är en herrgård i Abilds socken, Falkenbergs kommun, Halland. Det var länge ätten Thotts huvudgård.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Hovgård säteri Halland Hovgård herrgård, var tidigare ett säteri, beläget 1,3 km öster om Rolfstorps kyrka utmed väg 153 i Rolfstorps socken, Varbergs kommun.
• 🏰Scare 2/5 Kindahus Halland Kindahus (el. Kinnahus alt. Kindaholm) är en borgruin i Västergötland.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Knobesholms säteri Halland Knobesholms säteri är en herrgård i Asige socken i Falkenbergs kommun. Knobesholm har fått sitt namn efter den danske adelsmannen Knut Knob som bodde här på 1500-talet.
• 🏰Scare 2/5 Lagaholm Halland För ångslupen, se S/S Lagaholm. För lastfartyget, se M/S Lagaholm Lagaholm är en slottsruin i Laholm, som ligger nära den plats där Laholms vattenkraftverk idag ligger.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Marielund Halland Marielund är ett gods i Kvibille i Kvibille socken i Halmstads kommun i Halland.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Mostorp Halland Mostorp är en herrgård i Getinge socken, Halmstads kommun, Halland. Verksamheten på Mostorp består i uppfödning av nötkreatur, slakteri och gårdsbutik.
• 🗡️Scare 2/5 Norre Port Halland Norre Port, även Norreport, är en stadsport i Halmstad.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Nya Skottorp Halland Nya Skottorp är en herrgård i Skummeslövs socken i Laholms kommun i Halland. Grannfastighet är Skottorps slott, under vissa perioder har båda fastigheterna haft samma ägare.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Ölmanäs säteri Halland Ölmanäs säteri är en herrgård som tidigare var ett säteri, beläget vid Säterivägen i Ölmevalla socken, Kungsbacka kommun.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Öströö slott Halland Öströö slott, även Öströ, är en herrgård som tidigare var ett säteri, beläget vid Ottersjöns norra strand i närheten av Dagsås kyrka i Dagsås socken, Varbergs kommun.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Ottersjö säteri Halland Ottersjö är en herrgård, som tidigare var ett säteri, belägen nära Dagsås kyrka i Dagsås socken, Varbergs kommun. Mangårdsbyggnaden är en annorlunda enplans hallandslänga med en längd av 44 meter.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Särö säteri Halland Särö säteri var ett tidigare säteri beläget på Särön i Släps socken, Kungsbacka kommun.
• 🏰Scare 2/5 Sjönevadsborg Fort Halland Sjönevadsborg är en borgruin som ligger på en liten ö i Sjönevadssjön i Vessige socken i Falkenbergs kommun.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Skottorps slott Halland Skottorps slott är ett slott i Skummeslövs socken, Laholms kommun. Huvudbyggnaden består av två våningar och omges på bägge sidor av fristående flygelbyggnader.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Stjernarp Halland Stjärnarps säteri (eller Stjernarp, alternativt Stiernarp) är en herrgård i Eldsberga socken, Tönnersjö härad, Hallands län.
• 🏰Scare 2/5 Tidemans holme Halland Tidemans holme är en borgruin belägen på en halvö i Nissan, strax nedanför Torup, Hylte kommun, Halland. Borgen är troligen från medeltiden.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Tjolöholms slott Halland Tjolöholms slott är ett slott i Fjärås socken i norra Halland i Kungsbacka kommun, beläget på en halvö i Kungsbackafjorden.
• 🏰Scare 2/5 Truedsholm Halland Truedsholm är en borgruin som ligger på Holma ö i Byasjön i Sibbarps socken i Varbergs kommun.
• 🏯Scare 2/5 Vallda säteri Halland Vallda säteri var ett tidigare säteri beläget 300 meter nordost om Vallda kyrka i Vallda socken, Kungsbacka kommun.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Halland?

Haunted Places lists 85 verified haunted locations in Halland, each with its story, a 1–5 scare rating and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Halland?

Among the most notable in Halland: The Ätra Maiden at Falkenberg Castle Ruin, Gallows hill of Breared, Execution site — Halmstad.

What is the scariest haunted place in Halland?

The Ätra Maiden at Falkenberg Castle Ruin ranks among the scariest in Halland, rated 3/5 on our scare scale.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Halland?

Yes — 1 of the haunted places in Halland are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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