Fort Anne, Nova Scotia II _________IR

Panther

Howdy All,

More images from this beautiful Fort.















Thanks for Looking!!!

Dogdots

Nice series of photos Craig. Those mounds are interesting in the first photo. Any info on why they are like that?

I like the last one -- the starkness of the white building against the dark tunnel is good. That blue sky is awesome in these photos

rwells

That second shot looks like a scene setup for a fairy tale. Nice work as usual Craig

black mamba

Hi Craig,

All these are first-rate. It sure looks like a place I'd enjoy roaming around. I go into every old fort I can. Next week, I'll be going into Ft. Sumter, of Civil War fame, in Charleston, SC, for a return visit.

Tom

wendell

More great IR Craig. The second image is outstanding. I can picture a couple of Robin Hoods men on their steeds passing under that bridge in the wall. Great shot.

Panther

Dogdots wrote:

Nice series of photos Craig. Those mounds are interesting in the first photo. Any info on why they are like that?

I like the last one -- the starkness of the white building against the dark tunnel is good. That blue sky is awesome in these photos <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >

Howdy Mary,

Thanks very much!!

Here's some info from the Fort's Site

One of the most striking features of the fort is the earthworks, the best surviving example in North America of a Vauban fort. Vauban (1633 - 1707) was a French military engineer. Essentially square in shape, four projecting bastions at each corner allow protection on all flanks. The fort is surrounded by a dry moat with very steep banks, followed by the glacis, an open sloping area also surrounding the fort, originally intended to make secret approaches by enemies impossible.
Since we don't have a helicopter, perhaps the best way to see the earthworks is to walk around the perimeter trail that circles the fort. Not only can we see the extent of the grounds, but there is an excellent view of the Annapolis River and basin all the way to Digby, approximately 30 kms away.


This was also the place we did the Graveyard Candlelight Tour with Karen's G,GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG Cousin, from 10 generations back<G>

Panther

rwells wrote:

That second shot looks like a scene setup for a fairy tale. Nice work as usual Craig

Howdy Randy.

Thanks, it was really a wonderful place, could have spent

a week in Annapolis Royal, and Fort Anne and never gotten bored

with so much History,natural beauty, and really nice folks.

Panther

black mamba wrote:

Hi Craig,

All these are first-rate. It sure looks like a place I'd enjoy roaming around. I go into every old fort I can. Next week, I'll be going into Ft. Sumter, of Civil War fame, in Charleston, SC, for a return visit.

Tom

Howdy Tom,

I'd bet Ya'll would love it in Nova Scotia, and especially along the Coast with all the Fortifications, the History all through the whole of Nova Scotia just blew me away.

Can't wait to see the images from Ft. Sumter, I'll bet that will be a wonderful place to go especially when they have some of the ReEnactments.

Panther

wendell wrote:

More great IR Craig. The second image is outstanding. I can picture a couple of Robin Hoods men on their steeds passing under that bridge in the wall. Great shot.

Howdy Wendell,

Thanks very much, :D:D

So much history here, it is the First National Park in Canada, and one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in North America.

leaforte

Again, thanks for sharing.