The park was built in the late 18th century, in a time when English parks became fashionable. The main components are, as I understood a temple and lots of paths. An added effect in this park is that it’s built upon 23 Iron Age graves, the oldest one from 500 AD, visible as hills. The largest one (40 meters wide and 6 meters high) is believed to be the grave of Chieftain Hunding and his four sons. Murdered by a 15 years old boy between the year 650-700 AD. Excavators found in 1939 many precious objects, such as a magnificent sword which had a hilt of gold. The vegetation today is mainly Swedish forest, some of a noble kind.
Norsborg Lighthouse on the cape at the end of the park.
The tower is the only remains of what was first called The
Borg (and even if the clock has stopped at seven to nine, is the connection to
the Borgs and Seven of Nine in Star Trec coincidental, I'm sure, eh), which
later became Norsborg, and today the postal address for maybe 50,000 people.
The
park continues behind the tower.
I swiftly made a head calculation and came to the conclusion that it must soon be five years since Henrik and I took those pictures.
It's hard to believe how fast time is running away.
We haven't visited The English Park for five years.
It's a shame!
I actually went down and fetched Henrik earlier from day-care this afternoon, just to take a walk down to the cape to document the changes.
This is what we found, an empty spot, even most of the concrete foundation was gone, only a few pieces of reinforcement bars were still stuck in the bedrock.
There is no need for lighthouses any longer, since the GPS have taken over. I got one too! :-)
The
Swedish Maritime Administration has on request informed
Sten Rissler that the lighthouse was built in 1940.
It was
also probably the first (and last) lighthouse on this spot.
The clock is apparently moving now and then, it's not seven to nine any longer, phui!
The Norsborg Manor. Built in the 16th century. Of coarse rebuilt a couple of times since.
This building was burnt down in April 2019.
A piece of our heritage is gone.
The battery, down at the shore.
Baron von Münchhausen Jr.
Aha! There is the fuse!
I've got an idea!
One shot, Fire!
Today, Wednesday March 5th 2008, we tried to recreate or perhaps I may use the word create a re-enactment for the old event in August 20th 2003. :-)
We were free and the sun was shining, so we took a walk.
I have a slight feeling they are early this year.
It's pretty steep up to the tower on top of the cape.
Downhill towards the manor.
I'm not quite sure that's true.
The tower is well built, and as I also have said earlier, well maintained by the Botkyrka Municipality, which probably aught to be Stockholm Water instead that owns the whole area around, but could be a monument of itself, and has probably nothing to do at all with the owner at the time of Norsborg Manor.
The embellishments of sepulchral urns on the roof is a little unorthodox to me?
A few minutes rest before heading home.
We will eventually discover the remains of the real ancient Hundhamra Borg from around 700 AD.
Have a view of The Hundhamra Borg from Eniro "Utsikt".
It's
probably of security reasons for the
drinking water production facility.
It's a pity though that we cannot find out
if the tower foundations seen on the eastern
side of the hill are remains from the
Hundhamra Borg, or the water works defence
posts from the second world war.
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