Stockade is derived from the French word estocade. The French word was derived from the Spanish word estacada.
As a security fence
The troops or settlers would build a stockade by clearing a space of woodland and using the trees whole or chopped in half, with one end sharpened on each. They would dig a narrow trench around the area, and stand the sharpened logs side-by-side inside it, encircling the perimeter. Sometimes they would add additional defence by placing sharpened sticks in a shallow secondary trench outside the stockade. In colder climates sometimes the stockade received a coating of clay or mud that would make the crude wall wind-proof.[citation needed]
Builders could also place stones or thick mud layers at the foot of the stockade, improving the resistance of the wall. From that the defenders could, if they had the materials, raise a stone or brick wall inside the stockade, creating a more permanent defence while working protected.[citation needed]
The word stockade also refers to a military prison in an army camp. In some cases, the term was applied to a crude prison camp or a slave camp. In these cases, the stockade keeps people inside, rather than out.
As decoration
Nowadays, stockade walls are often used as garden fencing, made of finished planks more useful for privacy fencing and more decoration than security.
stockade, this, article, about, architectural, element, other, uses, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed. This article is about the architectural element For other uses see Stockade disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Stockade news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message A stockade is an enclosure of palisades and tall walls made of logs placed side by side vertically with the tops sharpened as a defensive wall 1 This historical reconstruction of an 1832 civilian fort from the Blackhawk War in Illinois featured a stockade with a blockhouse Contents 1 Etymology 2 As a security fence 3 As a military prison 4 As decoration 5 See also 6 References 7 BibliographyEtymology EditStockade is derived from the French word estocade The French word was derived from the Spanish word estacada As a security fence EditThe troops or settlers would build a stockade by clearing a space of woodland and using the trees whole or chopped in half with one end sharpened on each They would dig a narrow trench around the area and stand the sharpened logs side by side inside it encircling the perimeter Sometimes they would add additional defence by placing sharpened sticks in a shallow secondary trench outside the stockade In colder climates sometimes the stockade received a coating of clay or mud that would make the crude wall wind proof citation needed Builders could also place stones or thick mud layers at the foot of the stockade improving the resistance of the wall From that the defenders could if they had the materials raise a stone or brick wall inside the stockade creating a more permanent defence while working protected citation needed As a military prison Edit Andersonville Prison surrounded by three rows of stockades The word stockade also refers to a military prison in an army camp In some cases the term was applied to a crude prison camp or a slave camp In these cases the stockade keeps people inside rather than out As decoration EditNowadays stockade walls are often used as garden fencing made of finished planks more useful for privacy fencing and more decoration than security See also EditSecurity fence Tower and stockade Zionist settlement form during the 1930s Arab revolt in PalestineReferences Edit Stockade Cambridge Dictionary Bibliography EditNicolle David 2010 Ottoman Fortifications 1300 1710 Osprey Publishing Murphey Rhoads 1999 Ottoman Warfare 1500 1700 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stockade amp oldid 1143677507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
