Manor
Lehtse Manor
German: Lechts
In the late 19th century Lehtse's plain stone house was rebuilt in neo-Gothic style, with a mighty five-storey battlemented tower, part of which still stands. A legend grew around that tower: when the baron's wife was expecting, he promised to set a golden egg on its top if a son was born. A son came, the egg went up, and the boy later climbed a tall lime tree to admire it, fell and died. No such son appears in the family records. The last baron, a birdwatcher and butterfly collector, died in Germany and was brought home by rail in a tin coffin to be buried at Ambla.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
19. sajandi lõpul ehitati Lehtse lihtne kivist peahoone ümber uusgooti stiilis: lisandusid astmikviilud, teravkaaraknad ja võimas viiekorruseline sakmelise rinnatisega torn, millest osa on tänini püsti. Torniga seostub legend: kui paruni abikaasa ootas last, lubanud mõisnik poja sünni korral panna torni tippu kuldmuna. Sündis poeg, muna pandi üles ja poiss ronis hiljem kõrge pärna otsa seda imetlema, kukkus ja suri. Suguvõsa andmetes sellist poega ei ole, nii et tegu on rahvajutuga. Viimane parun, innukas linnuvaatleja ja ainulaadse liblikakogu omanik, suri Saksamaal ning toodi tinakirstus rongiga koju Amblasse matmiseks.