The manor house was built between 1799 and 1803. It was then owned by the merchant and leading citizen in Stavanger,
Gabriel Schanche Kielland (1760-1821). He gave the estate its present name after the last letters of his and his wife's names: Gabrie
l Schanch
e Kiellan
d, Johann
a Margareth
a Bul
l. Ledaal was bought by
Stavanger Museum in 1936. The estate is today a royal residence, a museum and the representation building of Stavanger municipality. ==In popular culture==