Skangali Manor is located in Liepa parish, Cēsis region. In ancient times, the current Skangali Manor was located in the ancient Tālava castle district. In the following centuries, the modern Liepa parish was part of the Cēsis castle district, which was conquered by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the 13th century. During Polish rule, the district was part of the Cēsis bishopric. Around 1624, during Swedish rulership over the region, King Gustavus Adolphus granted Cēsis region, with several manors and castles, including Skangali Manor, to his state chancellor Axel Oxenstierna, who by the day is considered to be one of the most influential people in Swedish history, who modernized the Swedish state administration as we know it today. In later years, Catherine II gifted the manor to a Baltic German family.

19th century I In 1843, Skangali Manor was purchased by J. A. von Knierim. Since 1890, the owner of the manor was his son, Professor Voldemar von Knierim (1849–1935), rector of the Riga Polytechnic Institute. On his initiative, a practical training place for future agricultural students was created in the manor — 30 buildings were built, including laboratories, auditoriums, cattle sheds, stables, and also student and staff residences. His daughter later married the Swedish engineer Palme, whose son, Olof Palme, became Prime Minister of Sweden.

20th century I During the Latvian War of Independence, the Battle of Skangali took place on June 22, 1919, near the Skangali Manor, which was one of the largest clashes known as Cēsis Battles. After the agrarian reform of 1920, the manor house with 52 hectares of land remained in the ownership of the V. Knierim family. His grandson, later head of Swedish government, Olof Palme (1927–1986), who lived in Sweden, spent his childhood summers in Skangali with his mother Elisabeth (Elisabeth von Knieriem, 1890–1972), older brother Claës (Claës Palme, 1917–2006) and sister Catharina (Catharina Palme Nilzén, 1920–2002). Katarina Palme published a memoir about this time in 1999, “Summers in Skangali” (Somrarna pā Skangal). After the occupation of Latvia, the Skangali Manor was managed by the Soviet Army, which built the Mārsnēni (Liepa) airfield next to it. When Latvia regained its independence, the Palme family regained the rights to the Skangali Manor in 1994 and decided to donate it to the Salvation Army. The manor buildings were renovated, but the house intended for the school and children's boarding school was built from scratch in 1997. The patron of the Skangali Manor restoration project was Princess Liliana of Sweden, who consecrated the newly built school on October 25, 1997. The restoration of the main building was completed in September 1998, and the restoration of the school building was completed in May 1999.

Today I In 2023, the Salvation Army donated the manor to the Children's Support Foundation of Latvia (Latvijas Bērnu Atbalsta Fonds). Skangali Manor is available for organizing various events and celebrations. A beautiful hotel and restaurant have been created in the manor house. CSFL Director Kaspars Markševičs: “I am truly proud about the work of my team at Skangaļi Manor, because it has become a place where children can feel good in the friendly and accessible environment of the manor. Opportunities to meet, learn communication and gain necessary life experience in the camps we organize for children with communication difficulties and behavioral disorders are just part of our work. All income from the manor is invested in the development and improvement of services and support for children, so we invite both companies and anyone interested to organize their special event right in Skangali, and become part of the good deeds manor.”