Bollards at Shiqmona near Haifa
In the southeastern corner of Akhziv Bay, two round bollards are cut in the kurkar rock about three meters from the coastline. Six similar bollards are cut into the coastal limestone of a small bay south of Shiqmona. It seems that these bollards were used for mooring vessels in order to unload heavy cargo (stone architectural elements for example) by dropping them into the sea close to the coast and dragging them ashore.
Possible Reconstruction of the Function of the Shiqmona Bollards