Architecture
The castle was built on a small island to strengthen the Swedish presence on Åland. The island is surrounded by water and moats filled with several lines of poles, while the castle is surrounded by a 3 m (9.8 ft) wall.
Built of brick and mortar, the castle's original design included a rectangular stone keep and a residential wing. Of the two gate towers, reaching to 15 m (49 ft) in height in some places, the large one located between the main castle and the outer bailey was built circa the 15th century, while the other is located between the outer bailey and the castle's exterior was built in the 16th century. The hall, of later construction, became re-purposed as a granary. The castle includes a chapel; its patron saints are Berard of Carbio and four other Moroccan martyrs.
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