PALISADES & FENCES: 
DIMENSIONS AND FINISHES

BY
 ERIC KRAUSE

MARCH 12, 1985

(Fortress of Louisbourg
Report H F 25 1985 01)

APPENDIX  A

1980

47. 9 January 1980 - Blocks 2 & 16: Landscaping

a) Block 16: along "Place" and "Rue St. Louis"

- board fence 

b) Block 16: along "Place" between Paris house and De la Plagne property

- piquet fence

48. 18 February 1980 - Block 2: interior fences, contours & features to be re-built or preserved

a) Guion property (both sides)

i) board fence

- height: 6 pieds +/-

- material: spruce

- size: 1 x 5 pouces maximum

- spacing: 1/2 pouce +/-

- tops: pointed as per "as-found"

- nailed to ribbands on Guion side

ii) posts

- finish: roughly squared

- material: spruce

- size: 6 x 6 pouces +/-

- distance: 10' +/-

- centered on property line

iii) ribbands

- finish: band-sawn

- size: 2 x 4 pouces +/1

- location: top and bottom

- notched into posts on Guion side

b) Grandchamp - La Rivière Fence

i) typical piquet fence

- height: 6 1/2 pieds +/-

- diameter: 5-6 pouces

- finish: peeled

- heads: pointed

ii) ribbands

- half-logs

- placed top and bottom

c) Destouches-Bigot Fence

i) piquet fence

- height: 7 pieds

- diameter: 4-6 pouces

- tops: roughly squared

- set in a trench: approximately 1 1/2 pieds deep

ii) ribband

- size: 3 x 3 pouces

- placement: top only

iii) braces

- size: 4 pouce diameter

- placement: every 10' +/- on Destouches side of the fence

d) Dugas Property

i) Piquet fence

- height: 7 pieds high

- diameter: 4-6 pouces

- tops: pointed

ii) ribbons

- finish: band sawn

- size: 2 x 4 pouces

- location: top and bottom

iii) posts

- material: spruce

- diameter: 6-8 pouces +/-

- spacing: every 10' - 12' +/-

e) Benoist Property (sides)

i) piquet  fence

- height: 7 pieds

- size: 4-6 pouce diameter

- tops: flat

ii) ribbands

- 2 1/2" logs

iii) braces

- where necessary

- at 10' spacing

49. 1 April 1980 - Block 16: Final Drawings

De la Plagne fence: one section removable (not visible) to allow passage for later need