"15 star-shaped fortresses" Topic
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| andygamer | 12 Sep 2012 8:16 p.m. PST |
Good photos of fifteen star forts and commenters mention/link others too:
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| Nadir Shah | 12 Sep 2012 8:45 p.m. PST |
Great work Andygamer. ood cross section of forts. Loved it :) |
| andygamer | 12 Sep 2012 8:51 p.m. PST |
Will I get a finder's fee if you model any up?
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| Schogun | 13 Sep 2012 3:50 a.m. PST |
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| advocate | 13 Sep 2012 4:01 a.m. PST |
I'm fond of Fort George, outside Inverness. It is both managed by Historic Scotland, and in use as a barracks. I was also amused to see an inscription to the king (George II) still included the title 'King of France'.
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| Ethics Gradient | 13 Sep 2012 11:03 a.m. PST |
Great list and photos! There re surprisingly very few here in the UK. Fort Cumberland in Portsmouth is (I think) about the only one that's the classic five pointed star goo.gl/maps/BPw1D, the rest (like Fort George that Advocate has linked to and is rightly fond of!) all seem to be squished into various shapes, either to fit their location or because they've been formed from older fortifications. Must try and visit a few of those in Europe! |
| itaphil | 13 Sep 2012 12:40 p.m. PST |
Great find. I'm surprised at how little scarping there is on so many of these. The bastions are curtain walls are almost vertical. |
GamesPoet  | 20 Sep 2012 3:59 a.m. PST |
Thanks for sharing that link! |
| andygamer | 20 Sep 2012 7:32 p.m. PST |
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