Manor · Ida-Viru County · Lüganuse
Purtse Alt-Isenhof
In the 1530s the von Taubes built a fortified stone house by the Purtse River: storage below, living quarters in the middle and a defensive floor on top. In danger the ladder to the second-floor entrance could be pulled up, and a hypocaust in the cellar heated the hall. It later served as a barn, a granary and even a jail, until the ruin was restored with its defensive story and tower.
Built / first recorded 1530s
Style Late Gothic tower house
Condition Rebuilt
German name Alt-Isenhof Today
Restored in 1987–1990, the tower house is open to visitors.
Owners von Taube15. saj–1621 Fleming1621 von Stackelberg1731–1919 Good to know After 1731 Purtse was an outpost of the Püssi estate. The living floor had one large beamed hall and two smaller vaulted rooms. The defensive floor and tower added in the restoration are educated guesses. Photos through time before 1940 · Purtse (Alt-Isenhof) villa before the warbefore 1940 · Purtse villa before the wararchive · The Purtse (Alt-Isenhof) manor housearchive · Purtse tower house and well2006 · The Purtse tower house, 20062010 · Purtse, 2010Nearby
The buildings are stylized impressions, not surveyed models. Facts: mois.ee, Museum of Estonian Architecture, ERR, Wikipedia. Photos: MuIS and Wikimedia Commons, credited with each photo.
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