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Kings Ravelin
Hob Uid: 893358
Location : City of Portsmouth Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SZ6349099170
Summary : Site of Kings' Ravelin. Kings' Ravelin lay between Kings' and Pembroke Bastions on the South side of the town. Originally a lunette designed by Sir Bernard de Gomne, it was developed by Desmaretz into a ravelin connected to the curtain wall by a caponier. Demolished circa 1870.
More information : (SZ63499917. Kings' Ravelin sited from OS 2500 1970 and Auth 1) Kings' Ravelin lay between Kings' and Pembroke Bastions on the South side of the town. Originally a lunette designed by Sir Bernard de Gomne, it was developed by Desmaretz into a ravelin connected to the curtain wall by a caponier. Demolished ca.1870. (1)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Arch Journal 123 1966 144-7 (Saunders AD)
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Built 1677-88
Monument End Date : 1688
Monument Start Date : 1677
Monument Type : Ravelin, Caponier
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Altered 1745-56
Monument End Date : 1756
Monument Start Date : 1745
Monument Type : Bastion Outwork, Caponier
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Demolished 1870
Monument End Date : 1870
Monument Start Date : 1870
Monument Type : Bastion Outwork, Caponier
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : SZ 69 NW 55
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