It was built by the Danish privy counsellor Andrew Sinclair.

The estate was founded in the beginning of the 17th century by the county governor at Landskrona Castle, the Danish privy counsellor Andrew Sinclair.

In 1620 he made an exchanged for the parsonage which became the site for the construction of the house, which according to the inscription above the door was completed in 1626.

The estate then came to belong to Jochum Beck at Torup (probably through purchase), Jörgen Marsvin, county governor Håkan Nilsson Skytte, within whose family it remained until 1808.

[1] Carl Linnaeus visited the castle between May 17-19 during his Scania trip in 1749.