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PALISADES & FENCES:
DIMENSIONS AND FINISHES
BY
ERIC KRAUSE
MARCH 12, 1985
(Fortress
of Louisbourg
Report H F 25 1985 01)
APPENDIX A
1977
38. 14 January 1977 - Le Neuf de la Vallière
- height:
- 8 pieds 6 pouces (approximately)
- [main] posts:
- at intervals as indicated by archaeologist
- 7-8 pouce diameter
- intermediate posts:
- 4-6 pouce diameter
- bark left on piquets
39. 23 February 1977- Fauxbourg Bus Shelter
- height:
- 8 pieds (approximately)
40. 5 April 1977 - Block 16: Lots D & E
De la Plagne Fence:
- piquet in trench
- height set at a previous meeting
- bracing along the lines of some "as-found" fences
- 2-sloped capping would be appropriate
- slivers of logs in the gaps between irregular piquets, perhaps to prevent wind and/or view, a possibility
41. 25 April 1977 - Quay and Rue Toulouse: Landscaping
Temporary Fence Across Quay in line with east wall of Grandchamp House:
- could be similar to the one that runs across Rue Toulouse
- boards hand sawn
- period nails