REPORTS
Chronological Index ~ Annotated Extracts from Historical and Archaeological
Reports of the Fortress of Louisbourg, 1959 - Present
Note:
[...] represent
Krause Annotations
Memo
By D. Christianson
Structural
Design Team Minutes
B 254
June 9, 1993
[Lot
H/I Fence -
Archaeology: 2L28-29-30Q22 portion of
Lot H/I Fence -
Archaeology: Prévost portion of 2L28-29-30Q22/ Archaeology: 2L28-29-30Q22]
D. Christianson
reviewed archaeological evidence of fence trench at this location, which it is
believed was associated with either the 1721 house or the 1737-8 [1739-5?] house
constructed on this property. R. Cox described as fence of one period
(contemporary), but evidence suggests two distinct fences, adjacent:
Type 1:
6" to 8"
diameter piquets, evenly spaced at approx. 1 foot apart (i.e. 1'-6" to
1'-8" on centre), with a row of large (8" - 12") stones filling
the trench - packed against one side of piquets.
Type 2:
3" to 5"
diameter (occasionally 6") piquets, evenly spaced at approx. 6" apart
(i.e. 9" to 11" on centre). This section of fence is closer to the
Destouches Residence, and is represented by an as-found section approx. 12 feet
long.
Depth of the piquets
in the ground may have varied between 8" and 12"
- D. Christianson to
check further for information. No evidence of below- ground ribband.
Note that flat
pickets were found archaeologically, on the opposite side of the property (i.e.
another fence).
The reconstructed
fence, Type 8, has piquets 1'-8" deep in ground, braces at 10 ft. on centre,
and stone fill both sides, at change in grade (see attached drawing).
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