Haunted Places in Västra Götaland (106)

Explore 106 haunted places in Västra Götaland. Read the stories, see their scare rating and find your next ghost trip.

• Gökhem,Ullene: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A former place of public execution marks this spot near Gökhem,Ullene parish in Falköping. 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…
• Hôtel Eggers (Room 397)
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  The strict liquor cashier Ebba Eggers is said never to have left the hotel — especially room 397.
• Kvarnberget — The Executioner's Hill
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Former “Gallows Hill” where the city's first executioner lived on the hill's “foul side”.
• The Town Hall — The Whipping Chamber
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Echoing footsteps in the corridors above the dreaded Whipping Chamber.
• Garnisonssjukhuset i Karlsborg
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
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• Gallows hill of Skövde
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Gravfält – Skövde socken
• The County Residence — The Warrior King's Last Night
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Karl X Gustav's presence is said to linger in the halls where he died aged 37.
• The old gallows ground at Tostared
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Tostared socken
• Execution site — Berghem
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Berghem parish in Mark lies a old burial ground linked to execution lore, 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…
• Bastion Carolus Rex / Dux — The Underground Mortuary
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Casemates used as a mortuary in the 1800s — stalactites like pearl draperies hanging from the ceiling.
• The Keyhole House — The Arthur Lowell Plaque
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A mysterious plaque claims the American astronomer Arthur Lowell haunts the house. A modern urban legend.
• Old Älvsborg Fortress — The Ruins at Klippan
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Soldier apparitions in period uniforms are reported among the ruins of the medieval military execution site.
• St Bridget's Chapel — David Carnegie's Scottish Legacy
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  An isolated chapel with Scottish influences — at dusk often experienced as mysterious and charged.
• Execution site — Baltak
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Plats med tradition – Baltak socken
• Execution site — Borgunda
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Stensättning – Borgunda socken
• Gallows hill of Brålanda
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Brålanda parish in Vänersborg lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in open farmland, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• Råda: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Råda socken
• Dalskog: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Dalskog parish in Mellerud lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in open farmland, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• Karleby: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Karleby parish in Falköping lies a old burial ground linked to execution lore, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in open farmland, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• The old gallows ground at Skara
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Skara parish in Skara lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in open farmland, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• Gräfsnäs Castle Ruin – Curses, Ghosts and a Hidden Treasure
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Along the northern tip of Lake Anten, outside Alingsås, rise the ruins of Gräfsnäs Castle — a place that carries both history and dark legends.
• Villa Överås
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Villa Överås, located on Danska vägen in Gothenburg's Bö district, is a stately building with a long and dramatic history. Built in 1861 by James Dickson Jr., a prominent businessman from one of Gothenburg's most influential families, the villa was a symbol of power and wealth.
• George Seaton's Hunting Lodge and Its Haunted Ruins
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On Hyltenäs hill in the Mark municipality stand the ruins of George Seaton's hunting lodge. Once one of Sweden's most extravagant private builds, now a place for both historical fascination and supernatural tales.
• Velinga: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Plats med tradition – Velinga socken
• Gallows hill of Hov
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Plats med tradition – Hov socken
• Gallows hill of Hjo
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Hjo socken
• Schiller's Inn in Alingsås
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Hauntings in Alingsås. At a seemingly ordinary restaurant in the heart of Alingsås, Schiller's Inn, a number of strange and unexplained events have been reported over the years.
• Gunnebo Castle
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A castle of ghosts and mystery. Gunnebo Castle in Mölndal is not only a historical gem — it is also a place where the supernatural is said to have a strong foothold.
• Blomsholm Manor
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  One of western Sweden's most haunted manors. Blomsholm Manor, located in Strömstad in Västra Götaland County, is a place that fascinates both historians and visitors with an interest in the supernatural.
• The Gallows Hill at Johanneberg — Bödelslyckan
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  The city's official execution site 1702–1830 — unblessed souls denied consecrated ground.
• The Old Masthugg Church — The White Lady and the Black Priest
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  By the church ruins haunts a woman in a white dress, jilted at the altar. In the new church, a black-clad priest figure.
• The Gathenhielm House — Lasse in the Street's Ride
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  The privateer “Lasse in the Street” is said to ride toward the house on stormy autumn nights — hoofbeats on the stones.
• Gallows hill of Kullings-Skövde,Tumberg
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Here, in the surrounding countryside on the outskirts of Kullings-Skövde,Tumberg parish (Vårgårda), 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 L1965:5103.
• The East India House / City Museum
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  The golden age of trade left strange events in the hidden storerooms.
• The Sahlgren House — The Sparre Apartments
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A peculiar mood in the inner courtyard where Venus-Victrix glowed in the muted light.
• Villa Överås — The Black-Clad Woman
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A black-clad woman is said to walk the long corridors at night. According to legend, she took her own life in the 1800s.
• Binneberg: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  This is a old burial ground linked to execution lore in the parish of Binneberg parish, Skövde. For generations such grounds — set apart from the living, here among ground near water — were where the condemned met their end, and few places in the landscape feel as charged.…
• Blombacka Manor
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  The Silence, the History and the Shadow that Lingers. In the gently rolling cultural landscape of Västergötland, just outside Skara, lies Blombacka Manor.
• Helliden Castle — Beauty, Tragedy and Inexplicable Shadows
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the western slope of Mount Hellid, just minutes from Tidaholm, rises Helliden Castle. With its imposing architecture and sweeping views, it has been a place of power, education and success.
• Gallows hill of Ödeborg
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Ödeborg socken
• Execution site — Särestad
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Here, in wooded ground on the outskirts of Särestad parish (Grästorp), 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 L1961:4542.
• Execution site — Örby
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Örby socken
• Gallows hill of Skallsjö
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A site long associated with executions marks this spot near Skallsjö parish in Lerum. 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 L1965:7909.
• Falk's Grave — One of Sweden's Most Mythical Execution Sites
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  In the desolate pine forest on Hökensås, in the Habo municipality of Västergötland, lies a place that has captivated and frightened generations of visitors.
• Execution site — Tydje
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Tydje parish in Åmål lies a former place of public execution, 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 Sweden's…
• Korsberga: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Korsberga parish in Hjo 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…
• Hasslösa: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Hasslösa socken
• Gallows hill of Enåsa
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Enåsa parish in Mariestad 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…
• The Grand Theatre (Storan)
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Voices in the auditorium and the White Lady — when the stage is empty, actors hear the inexplicable.
• Kronhuset — The Haunting Caretaker
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  The arsenal from 1654, built on the city's oldest cemetery. Mysterious footsteps and shadows.
• Haga Church — Cemetery of Plague and Cholera
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Ground saturated with tragedy from the cholera epidemics — stillness and historical weight after dark.
• The Gothenburg Belt Factory — Time Stood Still
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Closed in November 1977 and stands exactly as it was left. 1977 calendars still hang on the walls.
• Ghost Hotel Gasten (Liseberg)
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Staff report genuine shadows and whispers when everything is closed — and a construction worker who haunts the place.
• Gothia Towers — Room 13
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A room specially designed to provoke fear responses — guests surrender their phone for a night of “isolated haunting”.
• Läckö slott
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Det börjar ofta med en känsla. Ett kyligt drag i nacken, ett susande ljud bakom ryggen, skuggor som rör sig [...]
• Valla Church
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Valla Church on Tjörn is a quiet place with roots in the Middle Ages. But despite its peaceful façade, the church carries stories that grate. One of them is about the magnate Lauritz Olsson Green — a judge with a tarnished reputation, both in life and after death.
• Torpa Stenhus
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Medieval castle by Lake Åsunden — the walled-in girl and the Grey Lady.
• Gallows hill of Norra Fågelås
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Norra Fågelås parish in Hjo lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in open farmland, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• Gallows hill of Skållerud
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Skållerud parish in Mellerud 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…
• Skärv: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A former place of public execution marks this spot near Skärv parish in Skara. 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 L1961:4963.
• Tibro: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Here, in rocky moraine on the outskirts of Tibro parish (Tibro), 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 L1961:7004.
• Gallows hill of Fredsberg
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  This is a site long associated with executions in the parish of Fredsberg parish, Töreboda. 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…
• Tanum: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Tanum parish in Tanum lies a old burial ground linked to execution lore, 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…
• The old gallows ground at Norra Ving
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A former place of public execution marks this spot near Norra Ving parish in Skara. 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 L1961:9.
• Execution site — Timmele
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  This is a former place of public execution in the parish of Timmele parish, Ulricehamn. For generations such grounds — set apart from the living, here among the surrounding countryside — were where the condemned met their end, and few places in the landscape feel as charged.…
• Färgelanda: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A former place of public execution marks this spot near Färgelanda parish in Färgelanda. Executions were deliberately staged at the margins of a community, on ground like this open farmland, so the memory would linger as a warning. Registered in Fornsök as L1966:7344.
• Holm: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Holm parish in Mellerud 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 recorded in…
• The old gallows ground at Ekby
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A site long associated with executions marks this spot near Ekby parish in Mariestad. 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 L1963:9159.
• Execution site — Hornborga
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Hornborga parish in Falköping lies a site long associated with executions, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in open farmland, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• The old gallows ground at Husaby
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  This is a site long associated with executions in the parish of Husaby parish, Götene. For generations such grounds — set apart from the living, here among open farmland — were where the condemned met their end, and few places in the landscape feel as charged. Listed as ancient…
• Gallows hill of Slöta
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A old burial ground linked to execution lore marks this spot near Slöta parish in Falköping. 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 L1961:5193.
• Execution site — Valstad
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Plats med tradition – Valstad socken
• Execution site — Solberga
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A former place of public execution marks this spot near Solberga parish in Kungälv. 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 L1968:3268.
• Gallows hill of Varnhem
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Here, in wooded ground on the outskirts of Varnhem parish (Skara), 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 L1961:9255.
• Gallows hill of Naverstad
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Plats med tradition – Naverstad socken
• Gallows hill of Naum
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  This is a former place of public execution in the parish of Naum parish, Vara. 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 monument…
• Gallows hill of Skee
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  This is a former place of public execution in the parish of Skee parish, Strömstad. For generations such grounds — set apart from the living, here among rocky moraine — were where the condemned met their end, and few places in the landscape feel as charged. Listed as ancient…
• Gallows hill of Härna
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Plats med tradition – Härna socken
• The old gallows ground at Hornborga
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A old burial ground linked to execution lore marks this spot near Hornborga parish in Falköping. Executions were deliberately staged at the margins of a community, on ground like this open farmland, so the memory would linger as a warning. Registered in Fornsök as L1962:4035.
• Foss: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Foss parish in Munkedal 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…
• Execution site — Tanum
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Here, in rocky moraine on the outskirts of Tanum parish (Tanum), 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 L1967:4729.
• Kinneved: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Stensättning – Kinneved socken
• Gallows hill of Norum
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  This is a former place of public execution in the parish of Norum parish, Stenungsund. 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…
• The old gallows ground at Ödskölt
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A former place of public execution marks this spot near Ödskölt parish in Bengtsfors. 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 L1963:4464.
• Fyrunga: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  This is a old burial ground linked to execution lore in the parish of Fyrunga parish, Vara. 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…
• Gallows hill of Broddetorp
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Broddetorp parish in Falköping 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…
• Execution site — Naverstad
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  This is a site long associated with executions in the parish of Naverstad parish, Tanum. For generations such grounds — set apart from the living, here among the surrounding countryside — were where the condemned met their end, and few places in the landscape feel as charged.…
• Gallows hill of Örby
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  This is a former place of public execution in the parish of Örby parish, Mark. For generations such grounds — set apart from the living, here among the surrounding countryside — were where the condemned met their end, and few places in the landscape feel as charged. Listed as…
• Gallows hill of Agnetorp
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Agnetorp parish in Tidaholm lies a site long associated with executions, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in open farmland, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• Bollebygd: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Plats med tradition – Bollebygd socken
• Execution site — Kölingared
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Kölingared parish in Ulricehamn lies a old burial ground linked to execution lore, 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.…
• Execution site — Segerstad
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Stensättning – Segerstad socken
• Högsäter: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Högsäter parish in Färgelanda lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in ground near water, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• Gallows hill of Tengene
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Tengene socken
• Gallows hill of Undenäs
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Undenäs socken
• Gallows hill of Naum
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Naum parish in Vara 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 national…
• Gallows hill of Brunnhem
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Here, in wooded ground on the outskirts of Brunnhem parish (Falköping), 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 L1963:2910.
• Otterstad: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A site long associated with executions marks this spot near Otterstad parish in Lidköping. 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 L1960:8611.
• Execution site — Göteborg
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A former place of public execution marks this spot near Göteborg parish in Göteborg. 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 L2021:1747.
• Execution site — Krokstad
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  This is a former place of public execution in the parish of Krokstad parish, Munkedal. For generations such grounds — set apart from the living, here among the surrounding countryside — were where the condemned met their end, and few places in the landscape feel as charged.…
• Execution site — Ödskölt
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Ödskölt socken
• The old gallows ground at Västra Tunhem
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Västra Tunhem socken
• The old gallows ground at Ljung
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  This is a site long associated with executions in the parish of Ljung parish, Uddevalla. For generations such grounds — set apart from the living, here among the surrounding countryside — were where the condemned met their end, and few places in the landscape feel as charged.…
• The old gallows ground at Fristad
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Plats med tradition – Fristad socken
• Ullasjö: a place of execution
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  A site long associated with executions marks this spot near Ullasjö parish in Svenljunga. 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…
• Gallows hill of Stora Mellby
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Stora Mellby parish in Alingsås lies a old burial ground linked to execution lore, 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.…

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Västra Götaland?

Haunted Places lists 106 verified haunted locations in Västra Götaland, each with its story, a 1–5 scare rating and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Västra Götaland?

Among the most notable in Västra Götaland: Gökhem,Ullene: a place of execution, Hôtel Eggers (Room 397), Kvarnberget — The Executioner's Hill.

What is the scariest haunted place in Västra Götaland?

Gökhem,Ullene: a place of execution ranks among the scariest in Västra Götaland, rated 3/5 on our scare scale.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Västra Götaland?

Yes — 7 of the haunted places in Västra Götaland are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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