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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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Site of CROMWELL'S CITADEL | Site of Cromwell's Citadel Site of Cromwell's Citadel Cromwel's Fortifications Cromwel's Citadel The Citadel |
Mr. Marshall Mr. Thomson, Hospital Master Plans of Perth 1774 Plans of Perth 1792 Peacock's Hist. [History] of Perth |
098 | [Situation] On the N.E. [North East] portion of the South Inch This was a fortification or fort built by Cromwell in the year 1652. Although there are now no remains of it to be seen yet there are many old persons in the town who remember to have seen distinct traces of the ramparts. It was of a square form and had a bastion at each corner. It was surrounded by a high rampart of earth and outside of that a deep moat filled with water. It was almost close to the river and had a pier for loading and unloading stores [continued on page 24] |
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[Page] 23City of Perth -- Sheet 98.5.19. Trace 5 & 6
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