There was a gate which could be barred heavily, and loopholes were made every yard or so for musket fire.

On one side--that facing the uplift of the ridge--the walls rose to nine feet.

Inside we made a division.

In one half the horses were picketed at night, and the other was our dwelling.
For Elspeth we made a bower in one corner, which we thatched with pine branches; but the rest of us slept in the open round the fire.

It was a rough place, but a strong one, for our water could not be cut off, and, as we had plenty of ball and powder, a few men could hold it against a host.