Tomb of Ture Malmgren

Carved into the sheer cliff face, it was intended as the final resting place of the local politician and publicist Ture Malmgren.

Despite his own wishes, Malmgren was instead interred elsewhere after his death in 1922, effectively rendering the empty rock-cut tomb a cenotaph of sorts.

[2] Ture Malmgren (born in 1851) is primarily known as the founder of the regional newspaper Bohusläningen, which remains in publication today.

Other than his career as a publicist and journalist, he maintained extensive business connections, and was involved in many fields of politics, often radical.

[3] Of these, only Villa Elfkullen still stands – his large mock castle Tureborg burned down in 1950, and the faux-medieval summer residence Fjällhyddan was demolished later in the 20th century.

The empty tomb of Ture Malmgren, 2015