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THE SUNKEN COURTYARD, FORT AMHERST
Further round the dry ditch is the Sunken Courtyard. It is much more spacious than it first appears, and with the amount of ventilation holes in each room, it was likely that larger guns as well as muskets would have been in use here. The vents were necessary to stop the build up of smoke from firing cannons and muskets.
Location: Medway
Condition: Good
Date Of Visit: 07/08/2001
Plan: No
Report: No
Other Sites in the Area:
Prince William Barracks, The Caponier, Hoo Fort, Darnet Fort
The Sunken Courtyard.
THE SUNKEN COURTYARD, FORT AMHERST
Firing slits and a gun port.
Storage area.
One of the barrack rooms.
The rear of the barrack room.
Main passageway.
Firing slits and a gun port.
