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  • In the 1970s, parts of the covertway and glacis were destroyed to make way for large storage tanks.
  • A covertway and glacis were also located close to the land front, but were mostly cleared away in the 19th century.
  • Grunenburgh's proposal consisted of a fort with four bastions and a ravelin, surrounded by a ditch, covertway and faussebraye.
  • An enlarged area within a covertway designed to allow troops to assemble on it is known as a place-of-arms.
  • By this time, the bastioned enceinte was mostly complete and parts of the cavaliers, ravelins, the glacis and the covertway had not yet been built.
  • In the 17th and 18th centuries, Valletta's fortifications were strengthened with the construction of various outworks, consisting of four counterguards along the land front, as well as a covertway and a glacis.
  • At the time of completion in 1736, the Santa Margherita Lines consisted of five bastions, two demi-bastions, six curtain walls, three gateways, at least two sally ports, a ditch, a covertway with lunette, and a glacis.
  • The term has a number of meanings, but it generally refers to an enlarged area of the covertway designed as an assembly point for soldiers, or a square in the centre of a fortress, also known as a " parade ground ".