Karmele, Saaremaa

58° 20′ 58″ N 22° 30′ 52″ E

The Estonian hillfort was taken and destroyed by the Livonian Order during the Estonian uprising in 1261. A fortified church was built nearby (the village of Kaarma, the church of St. Peter and Paul).

Tags: castles and fortresses, 13 century, Teutonic Order (Livonia), The paths of the Teutonic knights: Livonia in the 13th century, Estonia, Baltic region, By way of the crusaders in Saaremaa Estonia