Summail (Khirbet Sumail)

Also known as Summil, Summayl, Khirbet Sumail, סומייל אל-ח'ליל, Bir Summail

A Crusader castle built by the Hospitallers in 1168 to protect the fortress at Bayt Jibrin. Pringle records remains of a medieval castle in the village, consisting of a central tower enclosed by a roughly square enceinte (over 30 m east–west) with talus and square corner towers. The principal surviving element is the north enclosure wall, which stands to a height of over 8 m and is over 30 m long and 1.5 m thick. A medieval masonry well (Bir Summail) lies to the south. The village was depopulated in 1948; the castle ruins remain standing in the landscape.

Coordinates: 31.6656°, 34.7953°

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