Helliden Castle, on the western slope of Mount Helliden, with view over the town Tidaholm, was built by Hans Henrik von Essen in 1858 as a manor. Tidaholm is an industrial town in Västergötland, Sweden, and the seat of Tidaholm Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A manor house or fortified manor-house is a Country house, which has historically formed the administrative centre of a manor (see Manorialism It was later rebuilt by his son Alfred.
Helliden was a meeting place of many people and organisations. Oscar II, Gustav V and many other royalties visited the castle. Their signatures are engraved in the pillars outside the main entrance to the castle.