Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site — Attraction in Halifax

Vintage harbour fortification, exceptionally well maintained and restored. A lovely structure, and one of the most popular locations in the park. It also has the BEST example in Halifax proper, of "glacial pavement": the slate bedrock was scraped flat, and even polished by the glacier which covered Nova Scotia 14,000 years ago and shaped the geology of the province. Finally, there is 150 years' worth of graffiti inscribed there, into the natural pavement!! (hmmmm... or is that by Fort Ogilvie.... always get things like that mixed up, lol.). At any rate, the forts are a MAJOR component of Point Pleasant Park, and well...

One of the reasons I wanted to go to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Prince of Wales Tower was constructed between 1796 - 1799 for coastal defence( along with other gun batteries in the area). For being over 200 years old it in great shape, well maintained. Unfortunately It wasn't open to go inside, bummer. The area around the the tower is well maintained, very little if any litter 👍. It must have been something to see back then, the clear line of sight for miles in every direction, very nice view today. The stone work has held up very well, looking at the structure I would thing it is much older, very cool.a must see, well worth...

No access so can only view from the outside. Info from the plaque: "This tower was built between 1796 and 1799 on the orders of Edward, Duke of Kent, to cover the Point Pleasant batteries below, and to guard Halifax against seaborne attack from the Northwest Arm. It was sub- sequently modified in the early 19th century to make it more closely resemble the Martello towers which had by then become a standard ' element of British coastal defences. In 1864 the tower was converted to a defensible depot magazine, a change which resulted in its survival and continued use long after newer armaments had made most Martello...