PRESUMED LOCATION OF THE SETTLEMENT.
As has been indicated, the house sites of the colonists have never been found. They are described as having been decent dwelling houses near the fort and “about” the fort. They were probably built on the ground without basements or firm footings. This would explain the difficulty of finding traces of them. The location of the fort entrance on the west side would suggest that the main settlement lay west of that point, toward the upper end of the island. A more precise statement than this cannot be made at the present time.
FORT RALEIGH
AS RECONSTRUCTED
GUN EMBRASURE RAMP DITCH FIRING STEP GUN PLATFORM STOCKADE TOP OF EMBANKMENT APRIL 1952 NMS-RAL-7003
Comparisons of the fort on Roanoke Island with other forts of the period. (a) The fort on Roanoke Island; (b) the fort built in Puerto Rico by Ralph Lane; (c) a conventional fort with corner bastions.