Ghost story
The white lady of Kiltsi castle
Kiltsi is an unusual manor built around the round towers of a medieval vassal castle, and the polar explorer Adam Johann von Krusenstern spent his last years here. A school has used the building since the 1920s, which gives its white lady a steady supply of witnesses. Her best-known appearance came during an overnight school trip, when the pale figure in white caused such chaos that the night was remembered for years. Locals add that the nearby village has its share of uncanny corners too. Folklorists have even wondered whether tales of the Kiltsi lady helped shape Haapsalu's more famous White Lady. The castle still houses the Kiltsi school.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kiltsi on ebatavaline mõis, mis on ehitatud keskaegse vasallilinnuse ümartornide ümber, ja siin veetis oma viimased aastad maadeavastaja Adam Johann von Krusenstern. Alates 1920. aastatest on hoones kool, mis annab tema valgele daamile pideva tunnistajate voolu. Daami tuntuim ilmumine leidis aset koolilaste ööbimisega ekskursiooni ajal, kui kahvatu valges kuju tekitas sellise segaduse, et seda ööd mäletati aastaid. Kohalike sõnul on ka lähedal külas omad kõhedad nurgad. Folkloristid on isegi arutanud, kas Kiltsi daami lood võisid mõjutada Haapsalu kuulsamat Valget Daami. Lossis tegutseb siiani Kiltsi kool.
Source: Manor folklore surveyed by folklorist Liis Järv, via ERR News; Para-web forum reports. ↗