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The coffin-shaped treasure stone of Jabara

Jabara kirstukivi

On the lands of Jabara manor near Lüganuse there was said to be a stone shaped like a coffin. Local tradition tells that a Swede who spent his summers staying with the miller Lehtmetsa dug beneath it together with the miller and brought out a chest of treasure. Jabara has other memories too: a tale recorded in 1924 says three villages once stood where the manor grew, and that Big Jäbara village was moved away when the manor took its land, its people settling where Lüganuse village grew up; ruins and filled-in wells in the fields still marked the old houses.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Lüganuse lähedal Jabara mõisa maadel olnud kirstukujuline kivi. Kohalik pärimus räägib, et üks rootslane, kes suvitas mölder Lehtmetsa juures, kaevas koos möldriga kivi alt välja aardekasti. Jabaral on ka teisi mälestusi: 1924. aastal kirja pandud lugu räägib, et mõisa kohal olnud kolm küla ning kui mõis maa endale võttis, viidi Suur-Jäbara küla ära ja selle rahvas asus sinna, kus kujunes Lüganuse küla; põldudel olevad varemed ja kinniaetud kaevud tähistasid veel vanu elupaiku.

Map of the area around The coffin-shaped treasure stone of Jabara
59.41780° N, 27.06560° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia and Eesti kohanimeraamat (EKI) ↗

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