Cultural landmarks

Bosgårdsfallet, Torup

Latitude: 56.96135, Longitude: 13.06083
You’ll find this 11-metre high waterfall
directly west of Torup on the left-hand side
of the Falkenberg road. There was a working
foundry here until the start of the 1930s.
There are some beautiful walks round here.

Brunnsbacka sågkvarn, Unnaryd

Latitude: 56.98186, Longitude: 13.54052
Restored saw, mill and wood planer from the
18th and 19th centuries. The sawmill is the
only one of its kind in Halland county.
The mill is in a beautiful area next to Lake
Kroksjön, outside Unnaryd. For a tour, contact Göran Peyronson on +46(0)706-87 15 63.

Esters källa, Långaryd

Latitude: 57.05088, Longitude: 13.36718
It is by this spring that, in 1883, Ester inscribed
the year and her name on a stone while waiting
for her darling Johannes, who had been sent
to America. Continue past Långaryd church
for about 1 km to the village of Mogård. The
spring is on the right behind a small red croft
on the right-hand side of the road.

Fagerstenen, Långaryd

Latitude: 57.04208, Longitude: 13.43683
The ruins of a forge. The legendary Gustav
Fager, who lived 200 years ago, was Långaryd’s strongest man. It is said that he lifted
this boulder, weighing 350 kg, into place.

Fågeltornet i Färgån, Åker

Latitude: 56.99301, Longitude: 13.33826
Fågeltornet is a birdwatching tower about
7 km from Hyltebruk on the Unnaryd road.
Large flocks of ducks, swans and geese come
here to roost on the ice melt, since the ice on
the lakes is slow to thaw and Färgån is the
first open stretch of water.

Gravfältet Bedja rör, Unnaryd

Latitude: 56.93192, Longitude: 13.57439
This burial ground lies in a beautiful area
along the Unnaryd–Odensjö road. It’s home
to many examples of graves from the early
and late Bronze Age.

Trehövdad gravsten, Färgaryd

Latitude: 56.9992, 4 Longitude: 13.30612
The cemetery in Färgaryd is home to a unique
tombstone with three carved human heads.
It was erected in memory of Cicilia, who in the
17th century unwittingly married two men.
Her first husband was called Måns and was believed to have died as a prisoner of war. Cicilia
married again to a man called Peder, but the
‘dead’ Måns was released and returned home.
All three lived together until Måns’ death.

Jälluntofta Skyttepaviljong, Jälluntofta

Latitude: 57.06051, Longitude: 13.53547
This well-preserved rifle club pavilion dates
back to the early 1900s. Located opposite
Chalanderska museet.

Jättefällestenen, Långaryd

Latitude: 57.06475, Longitude: 13.45917
Jättefällestenen is a large boulder marked
with a cross. It lies on top of a flat rock, so
you can make it move

Klockgölen, Långaryd

Latitude: 57.07005, Longitude: 13.36253
Legend has it that Klockgölen is a bottomless
pool containing a hidden treasure chest.
Within walking distance from highway 26.

Lahultsqwarn, Rydöbruk

In the early 1800s, there was a mill on the
bank of the weir on the river Klubbån in
Rydöbruk, owned at the time by the farmers.
Later, a turbine was built which could power
a sawmill. There was also a blacksmith’s and
carpenter’s workshop here.

Flottningsränna

This stone trough was built to transport timber and stretches for 11 kilometres. It starts
in the Mjälarsjöarna lakes and runs along the
River Gammelsboån, through Lake Sandsjön,
along the River Klubbån, before ending its
journey at the factory dam in Rydöbruk. It
still survives.

Lunna rör, Långaryd

Latitude: 57.07942, Longitude 13.35635
A very large cairn from the Bronze Age.
There is also a stone circle nearby.

Långaryds marknadsplats, Långaryd

Latitude: 57.02834, Longitude: 13.35129
This was where Långaryd fair was held from
1770 until 1947. The site can be found on
the road from Långaryd to Södra Unnaryd,
where you can still see an old market stall. A
traditional market is held there every other
year and is always very popular.

Näs gamla tomt, Långaryd

Latitude: 56.97489, Longitude: 13.35783
An old rectory once stood here, where the
legendary priest Carl Johan Ivendorff lived in
the mid-1800s. Legend has it that the priest
had dealings with supernatural creatures and
was skilled in black magic.

Ramnåsberget, Torup

Latitude 56.95285, Longitude: 13.09417
Ramnäsberget mountain is in a natural
beauty spot just outside Torup with a view of
the Nissan valley, Rydöbruk and Torup.

S:t Sigfrids källa, Femsjö

Latitude: 56.87186, Longitude: 13.31021
S:t Sigfrids källa is a spring that looks like a
triangle cut directly into a slab of rock located
near the Femsjö-Kullhult road. It is said that
the spring was opened by Saint Sigfrid, who
was believed to have been a preacher in this
area in the 11th century. Another myth says
that it was formed when Karl XII laid his hat
on the rock.

Tidemans holme, Torup

Latitude: 56.93258, Longitude: 13.07526
Remains of a medieval fortress with a bank
85 metres long and a moat 65 metres long.
Iron arrowheads, horseshoes, spurs and coins
have been found in the ground. The finds can
be seen at Torups hembygdsgård.

Vrangs rör, Femsjö

Latitude: 56.84962, Longitude: 13.27985
A large Bronze Age cairn near Kullhult. It is
believed to have acted as a boundary marker
when the border between Sweden and Denmark was first drawn in 1050.

Vägvisaren, Unnaryd

Latitude: 56.94764, Longitude: 13.56172
This old waymarker stands on the left-hand
side of the road from Unnaryd to Bolmsö. It
dates from 1777 and has become a symbol
for Unnaryd. The stone is a boundary marker
which was moved here. At the crossroads
with Tiraholm one direction and Kronoberg
County the other, it served as a waymarker
for travellers from Unnaryd.

Yttersjöholms sågkvarn, Långaryd

Latitude: 57.08103, Longitude: 13.46048
The mill was built around 1860 and the saw,
1914. There was also a planer for the production of roof shingles and a fully restored forge
dating back 150 years old.
Book a tour on +46(0)70-52 470 60

Ögonkällan, Skattegård, Långaryd

Latitude: 57.03887, Longitude: 13.36910
A spring deep down in a rock crevice said to
have a beneficial effect on eye diseases.