57.864185, 26.521257
GPS: 57° 51' 51" N, 26° 31' 17" E
The manor, which belonged to the von Uexkülls, was first mentioned in 1405 and it had been developed as a fortified dwelling. The manor was later for longer periods of time associated with the von Löwensterns and von Ungern-Sternbergs.
The current single-storey main building was built in several stages from the 18th to the 20th centuries and it is possible that it also includes the walls of the fortified dwelling. For a long time, there was an agricultural school operating in the building.
A couple of kilometres away there is the family cemetery of the estate owners, the von Ungern-Sternbergs.
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