 The first known owner, Joen Småswen, constructed a large manor on the promontory in Lake Savelången.At the end of the 16th century the estate was owned by the governor of west Sweden, Göran Eriksson Ulfsparre.It was subsequently owned by Ulfsparres family members and the noble families Lilliehöök, Natt och Dag, Cronsköld, Oxenstierna, Göthenstierna, von Utfall and Reenstierna.