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Researching the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
  Recherche sur la Forteresse-de-Louisbourg Lieu historique national du Canada

 PALISADES & FENCES: 
DIMENSIONS AND FINISHES

BY
 ERIC KRAUSE

MARCH 12, 1985

(Fortress of Louisbourg
Report H F 25 1985 01)

APPENDIX  A

1972

24. 10 February 1972 - Townside, Block 17: Duhaget - Lot C

i) East boundary: solid piquet

ii) Other boundary: archaeological investigation required

iii) Internal Fences: - none required

25. 10 March 1972 - King's Bastion: Interior Terreplein Fencing

Recommendations:

i ) piquet type fence

ii) common piquets 

- 4 - 6" diameter

- peeled

- local fir

- set 2' - 3' deep

- 2" space between piquets

iii) corner & intermediate piquets

- 6" - 8"

- roughly squared

iv) braces: 

- on most of the larger posts

- interior placement

- 6" diameter logs

- half-lapped near the top of post

- bottom buried in the ground

v) height: 

- 7 pied (Hoad report suggests 4-7 pieds for fences)

vi) pyramid-type points: 

- pointed with an axe

vii) ribband 

- on top of piquet fence

- on interior side

- 2 x 4 pouce

- bandsaw notched in the post about 1" depending on the size of the piquet

- spiked in place

26.  1 May 1972 - King's Bastion: Interior Terreplein Fencing

i) size: 

-2" to 3" not suitable to this type of fence

ii) spacing:

-should be no spacing other than that caused by normal configuration of piquets when placed loosely side by side

iii) pointing: 

- pyramid style

- 4 sides

iv) major posts: 

- 15 main posts

- posts to vary from 6" x 8" to 8" x 8"

- roughly squared

- no attempt to produce standard sizes of posts

27.  29 May 1972 - Townsite, Block 17: Duhaget

Repeat of Discussion of 10 February 1972


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