Captain
Francis Nevill, an engineer in Derry during the siege, recorded
the new names given to the bulwarks at that time by the thousands
of outsiders who had sought refuge in the city. Ignorant of their
existing names, they called the bulwarks whatever they considered
most appropriate under the circumstances.
| |
Siege
Names
(Nevill’s Report 1689) |
Original
Names
(Philip’s Survey 1622) |
A |
Church
Bastion |
King
James's Bulwark |
B |
Double
Bastion |
Prince
Charles's Bulwark |
C |
Ferry
Bastion |
Lord
Deputie's Bulwark |
D |
Newgate
Bastion |
London
Bulwark |
E |
Royal
Bastion |
Lord
Docwra's Bulwark |
F |
Coward's
Bastion |
Lord
Chichester's Bulwark |
G |
Water
Bastion |
Governor
of the Plantation's Bulwark |
H |
Gunner's
Bastion |
Mayor
of London Derrie's Bulwark |
I |
Hangman's
Bastion |
Unnamed |
The bastions are still
known today by their siege names. |
