Castle Hill National Historic Site

HSMBC Plaque Location

Jerseyside, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland

Owner/Administrator

 

Parks Canada

 

Date Designated: 1968

 

Plaque Status:  Plaqued in 1973

 

Reason for Designation

17th- and 18th-century French and British fortifications

 

Other Info

Castle Hill National Historic Site of Canada
May 15 to October 15 (main visitor season)
P.O. Box 10 Jerseyside
Placentia Bay, NL
Canada
A0B 2G0
Tel:
709-227-2401
Fax:
709-227-2452

Email:
castle.hill@pc.gc.ca

Web Page:

http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/nl/castlehill/index_e.asp

 

 

Plaque Text

 

CASTLE HILL

In 1693 the French began construction of Fort Royal to guard the harbour at Placentia. When it was completed in 1703, several batteries and outworks supported the main fortifications. The defences, however, were precariously maintained throughout the French régime. Never captured,  Castle Hill was ceded to Great Britain by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 and subsequently neglected in favour of other defences. The fort had fallen into ruins by the beginning of the 19th century.

Les premières fondations du fort Royal datent de 1693. Construit pour protéger les environs du port, il fut completé en 1703. Plusieurs batteries et murailles installées autour de l'ouvrage de pierre assurèrent alors la sécurité de l'endroit. Jusqu'au traité d'Utrecht, les Français maintinrent péniblement la place en état de défense. Après 1713, les Anglais abandonnèrent Castle Hill au profit de nouvelles fortifications.     Il subit quelques réparations lors de la guerre de la Conquête mais il n'était plus que ruines au début du XIXe siècle. L'ennemi ne s'empara jamais de Castle Hill.

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