The construction of the vassal fortress on the Tallinn-Narva Hwy was started by Jakob von Taube in 1533. The Purtse Fortress on the large trade and military road was seriously damaged in the Great Northern War and by the 1950s only ruins remained.
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Location: Narva mnt 177, Tartu linn, Tartumaa, 51009
The history of Raadi manor goes back to the Middle Ages. The main building of the manor burned in 1944. After the war a Soviet airbase was set nearby meaning the estate too served the military interests. It now accommodates the Estonian National Museum....