Purtse Castle
| Purtse Castle | |
|---|---|
Purtse mõis | |
| Ida-Viru County, Estonia | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Fortified manor |
| Location | |
Location of Purtse Castle in Estonia | |
| Coordinates | 59°25′08″N 27°00′46″E / 59.4190°N 27.0129°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 16th century |
| Built by | Johann von Taube |
Purtse Castle (Estonian: Purtse mõis, German: Alt-Isenhof) is a castle of a local Purtse knight manor in Purtse, northeastern Estonia. It was built in the middle of the 16th century, probably by the landowner Johann von Taube, at a time when late Gothic ways of building were slowly being abandoned in favour of Renaissance ideas. The building therefore contains partly elements which were archaic even for its time, and partly examples of renaissance architecture.