St Margaret's Castle (Mount Carmel)

Also known as S. Margareta cast(ellum), Cava Templi (castrum), Mount Carmel

A Templar castle on the headland of Mount Carmel above modern Haifa, dedicated to Saint Margaret. Destroyed in 1821, its foundations now support the Stella Maris lighthouse. The site had been a Frankish outpost as early as the twelfth century, watching the northern approach to the port of Acre.

Coordinates: 32.8283°, 34.9691°

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