Covertway

In military architecture, a covertway or covered way (French: chemin couvert, Italian: strada coperta) is a path on top of the counterscarp of a fortification.

It is protected by an embankment which is made up by the crest of the glacis.

[1] It is able to give the fort's garrison a position beyond the ditch, as well as a continuous line of communication around the outworks.

[2] An enlarged area within a covertway designed to allow troops to assemble on it is known as a place-of-arms.

This military base or fortification article is a stub.

17th century illustration showing a cross-section of the fortifications of Groenlo . From left to right: counterscarp , covertway, ditch , faussebraye and the main defensive wall .
A place-of-arms on the covertway of Valletta