Skovgårde Voldsted is an ancient monument in Nørager Parish, Norddjurs Municipality, Denmark. The site contains the archaeological remains of the old Skovgård Manor.
History In the late 15th century Skovgård manor was owned by Jens Madsen Munk of Viborg (died ~1501)."Jens Madsen Munk (Vinranke), til Visborg." Skeel-Schaffalitzky. Retrieved 2016-12-21. His daughter Ellen (died after 1511)"Elne Jensdatter Munk (Vinranke)." Skeel-Schaffalitzky. Retrieved 2016-12-21. was married to Hans Lykke on the nearby manor of Rugaard,"Hans Lykke, til Havnø og Rugaard" Skeel-Schaffalitzky. Retrieved 2016-12-21. and through her the manor came into possession of the Lykke family. Lady Ellen held Skovgård as a widow, but then it was inherited by her son Erik Lykke (dead before 1536)."Erik Lykke, til Skovgaard."Skeel-Schaffalitzky. Retrieved 2016-12-21. During her grandson's, Erik Eriksen Lykke, ownership, Skovgård burned down in 1541, but was later rebuilt. Erik Lykke junior's son Falk Lykke, sold it in 1619 to Dorotea Juul (died 1644), Retrieved 2016-12-22. widow of Jørgen Kaas, and through her the manor came to her nephew Captain Hans Juul (died 1697) , Retrieved 2016-12-21. who sold it in 1648 to Just Høeg (died 1649). Retrieved 2016-12-22. In a few years Skovgård then changed hands several times, before it came into the possession of Otto Kruse (died 1699), Retrieved 2016-12-22. who joined it with the manor Østergård in the nearby Fjellerup parish. The two manors were then conjoined as a production unit until 1789, after which it has been a small hamlet, Skovgårde, with originally three farmsteads. The archaeological site became a protected ancient monument in 1884.Trap, J.P. & Weitemeyer, H. (1906). Statistisk-topographisk Beskrivelse af Kongeriget Danmark. Copenhagen: G.E.C. Gad, vol., 4, p. 936. Retrieved 2016-12-21."KHM 1462 Skovgårde". Kulturhistorisk Museum Randers. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
Archaeological remains
The remains of the manor consist of a rectangular embankment of 70 meters x 43 meters, with protruding stonework bastions in the corners, raised about 3.5 meters over a now drained moat. There is paving, and foundation remains of a three-winged building; in the south wing made of bricks, with a height of up to two meters."Skovgårde Voldsted". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved 2016-12-21."Skovgårde Voldsted - senmiddelalderligt voldsted." Danske fortidsminder. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
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