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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
1974
31. 23 January 1974 - Block 17 -Lot B: De la Perelle Property
a) West and South Boundary Fences
i) piquets
- 7 pieds high
- 4-6 pouce diameter set 2 pieds in ground
- 8 pouce diameter spaced 8-10 pieds apart, set 3 pieds in ground
- no supporting braces unless necessary
- chisel points but not too regular
ii) ribband
- 3 x 4 pouces
- located near the top
b) East Boundary Fence
i) Piquet - 6 pieds high
ii) constructed - like Rodrigue fence
c) Interior Fence (between yard and garden)
i) piquets
- 5 pieds high
- 3-4 pouce diameter
- tops to be nearly flat and only generally even
ii) construction - similar to boundary fences
32. 7 & 8 February 1974 - Block 4: General Briefing
i) Quay side of Lots B and A to Delort building
- frame type fence to be studied
33. 12 February 1974 - Townsite: Block 17 - Duhaget Property
i) Temporary fences on concession lines
- piquets 6-7 pieds high
ii) West property line
- to bridge existing pavé
34. 7 & 8 March 1974 - Townsite: Block 17 - Fences
a) Lot "A" (Rodrigue and DeGannes)
- ribband:
- nails to be driven from the ribband into the piquets
b) Lot "B" (De la Perelle)
- ribbands as designed are not too large when seen in relation to the fence as a whole
c) Lot "D" (Woodlot) - South, north and west fences
i) Large palisade fence - 6-8 pouce diameter
- roughly pointed
- 7 pieds high with up to 6 pouce variation in height
- buried 2 pieds 6 pouces
- spaced 1 pouce to 4 pouces apart
- corner posts 12 x 12 pouce, roughly squared
ii) ribband
- 4 x 4 pouces
- one only
iii) possible provisional fence if above is not constructed:
- posts and 2 ribbands with:
- slabs or
- Boston boards or
- live sawn boards
35. 11 July 1974 - Landscaping Block 17
a) Lot "C" - Duhaget
- south fence
- temporary historically looking fence with spaced posts
- north fence
- to be designed to show it was not built at the same time as the gate
b) Lot "B" - De la Perelle Barn
- piquets
- 4 pieds high
- ribband
- sections to overlap one another
c) Lot "D" - Woodlot
- same design as Duhaget south fence
36. 11 & 12 September 1974 - Block 17: Landscaping
a) General - all fences to follow contours of land
b) Lot "C"
(i) North fence
- to be same as south fence on DeGannes property
ii) South boundary
- to be temporary fence