 The castle was built in 1655-1662 by Field Marshal Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge (1611–1662).The castle and terraces were designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder.According to one legend, a story relates that during the war, comrades and brothers in arms Robert Douglas and Axel Lillie came home from the Peace of Westphalia, and they had made an agreement to build their own castles, Stjärnorp Castle and Löfstad Castle, so high that from the top floor, they could see and send greeting messages to each other.