- A
scarp and a
counterscarp are the
inner and
outer sides, respectively, of a
ditch or moat used in fortifications.
Attackers (if they have not bridged...
-
scarp while the side of a
ditch closest to the
enemy is
known as the
counterscarp. In
early fortifications,
ditches were
often used in
combination with...
- fire down both
angles of the ditch. An
alternative to the
caponier is a
counterscarp battery, dug into the
outer face of the
corner of the ditch,
giving a...
- (French:
chemin couvert, Italian:
strada coperta) is a path on top of the
counterscarp of a fortification. It is
protected by an
embankment which is made up...
- to the
counterscarp. The
counterscarp is made of
concrete and
contained a gaol, the forge, and
several supply rooms. On top of the
counterscarp there is...
-
parapet of a fortification.
Musketeers atop it were able to view the
counterscarp, or fire on
enemies in the moat.
Typical they are
around foot and a half...
- side by an
earthen counterscarp which sloped at an
angle of 45° and was not revetted.
Extending out from the top of the
counterscarp was the glacis, a...
-
Portcullis Citadel Counterscarp: the
opposing side of a
ditch in
front of a fortification, i.e., the side
facing it.
Counterscarp gallery: a
firing position...
- and the ditch,
bounded on
either side by the smooth,
masoned scarp and
counterscarp, is reached. The term
glacis plate describes the
sloped front-most section...
- west
toward Castle Caldwell and east
toward Kesh. Boa
Island features a
counterscarp rath (grid ref: H0744 6250) as well as
carved stones,
graveyard and enclosure...
