Omwalling, 6e fortenlinie van Bergen op Zoom naar Steenbergen Halsteren (Bergen op Zoom 30)

English translation

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Description

Halsteren: 6th fortified line from Bergen op Zoom to Steenbergen, consisting of the forts Roovers, Pinsen, the excavated fort Moermont with connecting line with bastions. General: Only the forts Roovers and Pinsen with the connecting line ("ligne") come into consideration to be placed on the list of protected monuments. The earthworks on the territory of the municipality Bergen op Zoom have been so thoroughly excavated that the course of the entrenchments is no longer discernible. Fort Roovers: Fort Roovers, located to the southeast of the angle formed by Ligneweg and the schansbaan, covers an extensive area, partly pasture and arable land, wooded. The fort consists of 3 plateaus, with steeply sloping sides, separated from each other by a deep dry ditch; the whole bounded on the east and south by partly ditch, partly marsh and fen. Northwestern plateau: High plateau, sloping gently towards the ligne road. In the south, east and partly in the north bounded by deep dry ditch. On either side of the ditch, along the steep banks, narrow water-filled trenches. In the west the boundary is formed by Ligneweg; in the north by high embankment along the schansbaan. This embankment and the steep slopes on the east and south sides are planted with trees. Southwestern plateau: High plateau, in the west bounded by Ligneweg; the other three sides consist of a steeply sloping slope, bounded in the north by the dry ditch, in the east by marshy land, in the south by the outer ditch. The slopes are planted with shrubs and trees. Further the plateau consists of arable land. Eastern plateau: High wooded terrain with much scrub. Bounded in the north by high embankment along the Schansbaan, in the east and south by ditch, merging into marsh and fen. Steeply sloping banks. The Ditch: Coming from fort "Pinsen" the ditch as far as the southern point of the eastern plateau is clear water, from the last-mentioned point becoming increasingly narrow and ultimately merging into a marshy area with small fens. Northeastern area. Located north of the Schansbaan, this area forms part of the fort. It consists of several earthen embankments surrounded by a trench, the whole overgrown with dense scrub and low trees. For completeness, areas no. 522 and 6718 should be added. Fort Pinsen: From fort Roovers, following the Ligne in a southerly direction one comes to fort Pinsen. Of the Ligne only the ditch is still discernible. This ditch with northern bank is not included in the protection pursuant to the Monument Act, but should nevertheless be added for reasons of completeness. Fort Pinsen is located in an area, bounded in the east by Ernst Casimirweg, in the south by Prins Mauritsweg, in the west by Melanenweg and in the north by Ligneweg. East of Ernst Casimirweg a line of earthworks with remains of bastions, with in front of this the narrow ditch already mentioned in the preamble, actually scarcely more than a trench. The fort actually consists of a large plateau, below divided into the areas west of Ernst Casimirweg (A) and those east of Ernst Casimirweg (B). Plateau A: The low-lying grassland was probably formerly a ditch or marsh. The plateau lying within the contours of this old ditch slopes gently down towards Melanenweg. The north, east and south sides slope very steeply (embankments) and are overgrown with shrubs and trees. The outer sides of the low-lying grassland slope up towards Ernst Casimirweg and form the west side of plateau B. Plateau B: In the east steeply sloping towards the low-lying grassland. In front of the grassland a trench. Character of earthworks and bastions clearly discernible.