Kings Counterguard |
| Hob Uid: 892860 | |
Location :
City of Portsmouth
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : SZ6345099020 |
| Summary : Site of Kings' Counterguard. Sir Bernard de Gomme had improved the defence of the South-West corner of Portsmouth by adding a counterguard parallel to the Kings' Bastion within the double-moat and an enmoated hornwork to the South of that. When the outer-moat was converted to a covered way by Desmaretz ca.1745-56 and the hornwork demolished, the counterguard was considerably strengthened. Demolished circa 1870. |
More information : (SZ63459902. Kings' Counterguard sited from Auth 1 and OS 2500 1960)
Sir Bernard de Gomme had improved the defence of the South-West corner of Portsmouth by adding a counterguard parallel to the Kings' Bastion within the double-moat and an enmoated hornwork to the South of that. When the outer-moat was converted to a covered way by Desmaretz ca.1745-56 and the hornwork demolished, the counterguard was considerably strengthened. Demolished ca.1870. (1) |