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Jakten Flickan
Jakten Flickan
258 Jakten Flickan and the fortification of Hanko, inscription After the wars of the early 18th century Sweden realised the…
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Torsten Torstensson Stålhandske
Torsten Torstensson Stålhandske
51 This carving is separated from the guided path on the hard-to-reach plateau towards the pilot station tower. Torsten Stålhandske…
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Augustin Ehrensvärd saknas altid af Finland
Augustin Ehrensvärd saknas altid af Finland
260 Augustin Ehrensvärd, inscription ”Finland will always remember Augistin Ehrenswärd” is connected to the inscription nr 258 nearby.
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Water level measured 1883 by Carl Korsman
Water level measured 1883 by Carl Korsman
328 When Hanko town was founded in 1874 the Hauensuoli inlet had lost its role as a safe harbour, having…
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Per Johansson of Skinnarbacka
Per Johansson of Skinnarbacka
83 Per Johansson of Skinnarbacka in Borgå (Porvoo) late 16th century. This carving appeared on the side of 332 when…
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Naval visit by Swedish submarine fleet 1938
Naval visit by Swedish submarine fleet 1938
332 Cleaning in summer 2023 Seen in early morning light 10.5.2026. In the left upper corner nr 83, Per Johansson…
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Compass figure
Compass figure
304 Unknown author and date. The compass, familiar to all sailors, is a common motif for rock carvings. This one…
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Mårten Lax
Mårten Lax
87 Mårten Lax (?) 1467 or 1746. The shape of the shield suggests medieval origin, but the numbers allow interpretations…
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Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna
Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna
6 Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna (1613–1648) travelled 1642 via Hanko, upon his appointment as governor of Estonia. His coat of arms…
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Coastal Artillery of Hanko memorial
Coastal Artillery of Hanko memorial
334 The coastal artillery unit was established on 1.8.1921 and disbanded on 31.12.2002. The last public rock carving and formation…
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Finland´s shield and the signature of president Kekkonen
Finland´s shield and the signature of president Kekkonen
333 Finland´s shield and the signature of president Urho Kekkonen 1967, when the ancient monument Hauensuoli was established as a…
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Erik Axelssson Oxenstierna
Erik Axelssson Oxenstierna
10 Erik Axelsson Oxenstierna´s (1624–1655) coat of arms from 1646 is a typical baroque, rather pompous figure, especially compared to…
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Claes Classon Uggla
Claes Classon Uggla
52 Claes Claesson Uggla (1582–1623) was like so many noble men a soldier. His coat of arms on the island…
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Jacob Uggla
Jacob Uggla
53 Jacob Uggla (d.1654) till Saleby was a lieutenant colonel when appointed commander of the Reval Castle (Tallinn) in 1636.…
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Sigrid Bielke
Sigrid Bielke
12 Sigrid Bielke was the wife of Åke Tott. Tott´s mother was Sigrid Vasa. Åke Tott and his wife Sigrid…
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Åke Tott
Åke Tott
85 Åke Henriksson Tott (1598–1640) came to the island in 1635, presumably on his way to his estates in western…
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Nils Birgersson Grip
Nils Birgersson Grip
19 Nils Birgersson Grip (1535-1592) Baron of Tärna in Södermanland, the last male representative of the younger branch of the family…
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Count Magnus III of Sachsen-Lauenburg
Count Magnus III of Sachsen-Lauenburg
139 Count Magnus III of Sachsen-Lauenburg (1543–1603). This is the only royal coat of arms identified on the island. The…
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Klas Eriksson Fleming
Klas Eriksson Fleming
61 Klas Eriksson Fleming (ca 1530–1597). King Erik XIV was dethroned in 1568 and succeeded by Johan III. Klas Fleming…
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Erik Gabrielsson Oxenstierna
Erik Gabrielsson Oxenstierna
2 Erik Gabrielsson Oxenstierna (d.1594) Governor of all Estonia and before that commissioner of war in Livonia, he would have…
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Gustav Gabrielsson Oxenstierna
Gustav Gabrielsson Oxenstierna
4 Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna (1551–1597), Governor of Estonia 1584, minister in 1590. The allied coats of arms with his spouse…
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Erik Jönsson Soop
Erik Jönsson Soop
23 Erik Jönsson Soop. (d. 1583) killed his stepfather in 1577. He fled to join the troops of Pontus De…
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Arvid Eriksson Stålarm and Elin Hermansdotter Fleming
Arvid Eriksson Stålarm and Elin Hermansdotter Fleming
64 Arvid Eriksson Stålarm ofLindö (1549-1620) and Elin Hermansdotter Fleming (d. 1603), allied coat of arms from 1586. Arvid was…
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Klas Hermansson Fleming and Elin Henriksdotter Horn.
Klas Hermansson Fleming and Elin Henriksdotter Horn.
58 Klas Hermansson Fleming (d. 1616) and Elin Henriksdotter Horn. Allied coat of arms 1586. Klas Hermansson Fleming (1558-1616) the…
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Johan Rosenhane and Brita Ribbing
Johan Rosenhane and Brita Ribbing
28 Johan Rosenhane (1611-1661)and Brita Ribbing (1616-1685)allied coat of arms (pres. 1645) hewn when Johan travelled East to Vyborg, where…
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Christer Gabrielsson Oxenstierna
Christer Gabrielsson Oxenstierna
1 Christer Gabrielsson Oxenstierna (1545 – 1592) was appointed governor of the Narva Castle, town and region 1584. He would…
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Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna
Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna
5 Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna (1587–1640), was in 1605 with King Karl IX en route to the Baltics to enter the…
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Åke Bengtsson Färla
Åke Bengtsson Färla
14 Åke Bengtsson Färla (d. 1578) had his coat of arms hewn in 1564 after his years as commander of…
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Erland Johansson Bååt
Erland Johansson Bååt
16 Erland Johansson Bååt of Fituna, Södermanland (d.1615) was a district judge in the Sollentuna district in Uppland.
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Henrik Klasson Fleming and Ebba Erlandsdotter Bååt
Henrik Klasson Fleming and Ebba Erlandsdotter Bååt
17 Henrik K. Fleming and Ebba Erlandsdotter Bååt (d. 1630) Henrik Fleming was from 1620 Governor of Ingermanland (Inkerinmaa). Henrik…
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Knut Knutsson Lilja (Lillie)
Knut Knutsson Lilja (Lillie)
30 Knut Knutsson Lilja of Ökna och Hängelö (d. 1596) was Gustav Vasa´s representative at the peace negotiations in Russia.…
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Mårten Mattson Creutz
Mårten Mattson Creutz
67 Mårten Mattsson Creutz (d. 1574) had his coat of arms hewn in 1561, when he was sailing in the…
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Lars Mårtensson Creutz
Lars Mårtensson Creutz
68 Lars Mårtensson Creutz (d. 1599) coat of arms from 1577. He was commander of the Vyborg Castle under King…
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Erengisle (Ernst) Larsson Creutz
Erengisle (Ernst) Larsson Creutz
69 Erengisle (Ernst) Larsson Creutz (d. 1635) visited the island in 1622 as lieutenant-colonel on his way to the second…
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Casper von Tiesenhausen
Casper von Tiesenhausen
130 Casper von Tiesenhausen´s coat of arms from 1584 when he was 25. This Livonian nobleman was a cavalry captain…
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