High Knoll Fort ( English High Knoll Fort ) - an 18th-century military fort in Jamestown ( St. Helena ).
| Fortress | |
| Fort High Knol | |
|---|---|
| English High knoll fort | |
 Fort High Knol. 1821 year. Painter James Tofen. | |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| City | Jamestown |
| Building | 1799 |
| Key dates | |
| Built - 1799 Turned into a museum 2010 - ' | |
History
The fort was built by the British in 1799 to protect the island from the French . Initially, the fort was a round fortification in the form of a tower adapted to all- round defense , so sometimes the fort is called the Martello Tower. In 1874, the fort was rebuilt by royal engineers, the High Knoll tower was added [1] . During the Second Boer War, the fort served as a prison for captured Boers . In addition, prisoner of war camps were built in Broadbottom, Deadwood, Deadwood and Jamestown [2] . In the 20th century, the fort served as a quarantine place for imported chickens, sheep, and cattle. In the mid-1980s, NASA equipped the fort with a small space observation station.
Fort High Knol also known as the Citadel, and is the largest, most famous and most complete of the forts and military facilities on the island of St. Helena [3] . The National Fund has launched a fort restoration project. On December 18, 2010, High Knol Fort is open to visitors as a museum and tourist attraction of the island [4] .
Description
Fort High Knol is an earthen rampart and a fortress . Located at an altitude of 584 meters (1.916 feet) above sea level, about 1.6 km south of Lower Jamestown. Nowadays, Fort "High Knol" fortress is an open-air museum [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Land Planning and Development Control Ordinance (link not available) . Archived January 30, 2012.
- ↑ John Grimshaw. Saint Helena 15.55 South 5.43 West: Boer Prisoners on St. Helena, 1900-1902 . Saint Helena 15.55 South 5.43 West (March 29, 2011). Date of appeal February 24, 2018.
- ↑ Burgh House Software for John Turner. Saint Helena Island Info: All about St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean • High Knoll Fort . sainthelenaisland.info. Date of appeal February 24, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Wayback Machine (unreachable link) (July 23, 2011). Date of treatment February 24, 2018. Archived July 23, 2011.
Literature
- Clements, William H. (1998) Towers of Strength: Story of Martello Towers. (London: Pen & Sword). ISBN 978-0-85052-679-0