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|location= in [[Cedar Island (Niagara River)|Cedar Island]], [[Kingston, Ontario]] [[Canada]]. |
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|used=protect Kingston's harbour and the entrance to the [[Rideau Canal]]. |
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| ⚫ | '''Cathcart Tower''' is a [[Martello tower]] located on [[Cedar Island (Niagara River)|Cedar Island]] just off the eastern shore from [[Fort Henry, Ontario|Fort Henry]] in [[Kingston, Ontario]] [[Canada]]. It is one of four such towers built in the 1840s to protect Kingston's harbour and the entrance to the [[Rideau Canal]]. |
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[[File:Kingston Ontario, 1875.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Map of Kingston Ontario 1875 includes Cathcart Tower]] |
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| ⚫ | Cathcart Tower is a [[Martello tower]] located on [[Cedar Island (Niagara River)|Cedar Island]] just off the shore from |
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Built in 1848, this limestone tower is 11 m high and 16,5 m in diameter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/r/on/rideau/whl-lhm/chap2A4_e.asp |title=Nomination of the Rideau Canal for Inscription in the World Heritage List |publisher=Government of Canada, Parks Canada Agency |date=2007-06-22 |accessdate=2009-02-08}}</ref> It is surrounded by a shallow ditch and by a glacis extending to the shorelines on three sides. The guns of Cathcart Tower covered the eastern approaches of Kingston Harbour. A dispute between [[Great Britain]] and the [[United States]] over the boundary between [[British Columbia]] and [[Oregon]] that threatened to lead to war and to the invasion of [[Canada]] prompted their construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/on/lawren/natcul/natcul1b_e.asp#cathcart |title=The Origins of Structures in St. Lawrence Islands National Park |publisher=Government of Canada, Parks Canada Agency |date=2008-05-21 |accessdate=2009-02-08}}</ref> When war was averted, Cathcart Tower was used for a time as a barracks for soldiers garrisoned at nearby [[Fort Henry, Ontario|Fort Henry]]. Eventually it was abandoned. It is part of the Kingston Fortifications National Historic Site of Canada and is within the boundaries of [[St. Lawrence Islands National Park]]. |
Built in 1848, this limestone tower is 11 m high and 16,5 m in diameter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/r/on/rideau/whl-lhm/chap2A4_e.asp |title=Nomination of the Rideau Canal for Inscription in the World Heritage List |publisher=Government of Canada, Parks Canada Agency |date=2007-06-22 |accessdate=2009-02-08}}</ref> It is surrounded by a shallow ditch and by a [[glacis]] extending to the shorelines on three sides. The guns of Cathcart Tower covered the eastern approaches of Kingston Harbour. |
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A dispute between [[Great Britain]] and the [[United States]] over the boundary between [[British Columbia]] and [[Oregon]] that threatened to lead to war and to the invasion of [[Canada]] prompted their construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/on/lawren/natcul/natcul1b_e.asp#cathcart |title=The Origins of Structures in St. Lawrence Islands National Park |publisher=Government of Canada, Parks Canada Agency |date=2008-05-21 |accessdate=2009-02-08}}</ref> When war was averted, Cathcart Tower was used for a time as a barracks for soldiers garrisoned at nearby [[Fort Henry, Ontario|Fort Henry]]. Eventually it was abandoned. It is part of the Kingston Fortifications National Historic Site of Canada and is within the boundaries of [[St. Lawrence Islands National Park]]. |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/plan/pd-mp_KingFortifications_e.pdf Kingston Fortifications national historic site of canada Management Plan (Ottawa: Parks Canada, 2006)] |
*[http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/plan/pd-mp_KingFortifications_e.pdf Kingston Fortifications national historic site of canada Management Plan (Ottawa: Parks Canada, 2006)] |
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[[Category:Towers in Canada]] |
[[Category:Towers in Canada]] |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kingston, Ontario]] |
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kingston, Ontario]] |
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Revision as of 17:42, 6 April 2010
| Cathcart Tower | |
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| in Cedar Island, Kingston, Ontario Canada. | |
| Type | Martello tower |
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| Built | 1848 |
| Materials | Local limestone |
Cathcart Tower is a Martello tower located on Cedar Island just off the eastern shore from Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario Canada. It is one of four such towers built in the 1840s to protect Kingston's harbour and the entrance to the Rideau Canal.
Built in 1848, this limestone tower is 11 m high and 16,5 m in diameter.[1] It is surrounded by a shallow ditch and by a glacis extending to the shorelines on three sides. The guns of Cathcart Tower covered the eastern approaches of Kingston Harbour.
A dispute between Great Britain and the United States over the boundary between British Columbia and Oregon that threatened to lead to war and to the invasion of Canada prompted their construction.[2] When war was averted, Cathcart Tower was used for a time as a barracks for soldiers garrisoned at nearby Fort Henry. Eventually it was abandoned. It is part of the Kingston Fortifications National Historic Site of Canada and is within the boundaries of St. Lawrence Islands National Park.
References
- ^ "Nomination of the Rideau Canal for Inscription in the World Heritage List". Government of Canada, Parks Canada Agency. 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ "The Origins of Structures in St. Lawrence Islands National Park". Government of Canada, Parks Canada Agency. 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2009-02-08.