North Point Battery
Morne Bruce GarrisonNorth Point BatteryCannon and Signaling StationTo get messages up and down the coast, Captain James Bruce organised a line of signal stations. The signals were a combination of gun salutes and flag signals. Each coloured flag represented a different number. When put together, these numbers were coded messages. A message could get from Scotts Head to the Cabrits Garrison at Portsmouth in less than half an hour by this method.If, for instance, there was a fleet of French ships approaching Dominica from the south, Scotts Head station would signal to Fort Young and Morne Bruce. The gun and flag signals went on to Morne Daniel, Layou, Grand Savannah, Pointe Crabier, Pointe Ronde, Cabrits Garrison and finally to Cape Melville at the northern tip of the island.The signal cannon mounted on this site was made in England of cast iron. The figures marked on the cannon: 51-1-7 represents the weight in old English measures: 51 hundredweights, 1 quarter, 7 pounds. The cannon therefore weighs (51x112 lbs.) + (1=28 lbs.) + 7 lbs. = 5,747 lbs.Captions:The signal stations along the west coast of Dominica in the 1790s with The Cabrits Garrison, Fort Young and Morne Bruce being the main points of communication along the chain.Coastal batteries to guard against enemyHM Number | HM2HUP |
---|---|
Tags | |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, June 16th, 2019 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 20P E 673926 N 1692167 |
---|---|
Decimal Degrees | 15.30010000, -61.38010000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 15° 18.006', W 61° 22.806' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 15° 18' 0.36000000000001" N, 61° 22' 48.36" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Comments 0 comments