Signal Hill

Today we went to Signal Hill. The views were amazing!! Signal Hill was used by the military to protect St. John's harbor as well as a way to signal ships moving in and out of port during foggy conditions.

The view from Cabot Tower (click to see larger image).

The Narrows with Cabot Tower in the top left corner (click to see larger image).

32 pounder guns

The Queens battery was upgraded in the 1800's with six 32 pounder guns replacing a smaller 24 pounder armament. Each gun had a 7 man team who lived in the barracks on the hill.

It was quite windy on top of the Hill. Winds can reach up to 140 km/h and gust up to 200 km/h.

Theo at Cabot Tower with St John's in the background.

There are lots of trails at Signal Hill that we plan to try in the future.

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