Ghost story
The gift-giving ghost of Saka manor
Saka manor stands on the very edge of the North Estonian limestone cliff, above the sea, in a neo-Renaissance house built by the von Löwis of Menar family in the 1860s. After the family left in 1939 it served Estonian, German and Soviet soldiers in turn and then stood empty and plundered. Unlike most manor spirits, the ghost of Saka is remembered as friendly. Local tales say it appears to people passing by the manor and leaves them small gifts, as though the old house were still keeping up its hospitality. The manor was rescued from ruin and reopened in 2010 as a hotel, restaurant and spa.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Saka mõis seisab otse Põhja-Eesti paekalda serval mere kohal, neorenessanslikus hoones, mille von Löwis of Menarite suguvõsa ehitas 1860. aastatel. Pärast perekonna lahkumist 1939. aastal kasutasid seda kordamööda Eesti, Saksa ja Nõukogude sõdurid ning siis seisis see tühjana ja rüüstatuna. Erinevalt enamikust mõisavaimudest mäletatakse Saka kummitust sõbralikuna. Kohalike juttude järgi ilmub ta mõisast möödujatele ja jätab neile väikesi kingitusi, justkui peaks vana maja endiselt külalislahkust üleval. Mõis päästeti lagunemisest ja avati 2010. aastal uuesti hotelli, restorani ja spaana.
Source: Manor folklore surveyed by Liis Järv, via ERR News. ↗