Today, the castle consists of a single enclosure protected by high polygonal bastions.
As was typical for fortifications from this time, the walls of the enceinte were set at a slight angle so as to better deflect artillery fire.
Although the majority of the original early nineteenth-century structure survives, some aspects of the fort’s defensive features have been modified to accommodate the fortification’s use by the Greek military into the twentieth century.
For example, some of the battery platforms were excavated and the bastions were pierced to create better-protected casemates.
Also, all service buildings within the enclosure appear to be completely of twentieth-century manufacture, with the exception of a small masonry building that leads down to a powder magazine.
The main entrance to the fort is set at the north-eastern corner of the enclosure, facing the center of the town.
Historic photographs record the fact that there was a guardhouse, now lost, situated above the main entrance.
Today, the castle consists of a single enclosure protected by high polygonal bastions. As was typical for fortifications from this time, the walls of the enceinte were set at a slight angle so as to better deflect artillery fire. Although the majority of the original early nineteenth-century structure survives, some aspects of the fort’s defensive features have been modified to accommodate the fortification’s use by the Greek military into the twentieth century. For example, some of the battery platforms were excavated and the bastions were pierced to create better-protected casemates. Also, all service buildings within the enclosure appear to be completely of twentieth-century manufacture, with the exception of a small masonry building that leads down to a powder magazine. The main entrance to the fort is set at the north-eastern corner of the enclosure, facing the center of the town. Historic photographs record the fact that there was a guardhouse, now lost, situated above the main entrance.
St. George's Castle, Preveza