Le Destroit

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Le Destroit (for alternative names see below) is a ruined

The coastal road near Atlit ran through a narrow passage in the rock, making it an ideal location for robbers to ambush pilgrims and other travelers. In 1103, Baldwin I of Jerusalem was wounded by robbers in the area.^[5] The tower fortress, which was situated on a ridge above the pass on the east side of the peninsula at Atlit, was built to protect these travelers.^[6]

The army led by

Today the podium-shaped tower base with rock-cut cisterns, the rock-cut yard containing the stables, as well as the moat can still be seen.[6]^[1] The remains are cut into the living rock,^[6] an aeolian quartz sandstone known in the region as kurkar.

See also

• Archaeology of Israel

References

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