Note VII. M. Munk, in his book on Palestine writes, "We enumerate here the gates of Jerusalem in their actual order, as ascertained, if not with certainty, at any rate with probable accuracy, starting from the North-west and passing thence to the West, South and East, so as to make the circuit of the walls.
(1) The gate called the ancient or first gate on the North-east; (2) the gate of Ephraim, or of Benjamin, on the North, leading to the allotments of these two tribes; (3) the Corner-gate on the North-west, at a distance of 400 cubits from the preceding; (4) the Valley-gate, on the West, leading probably to the valley of Gihon, and the dragon-well (Neh. ii. 13); (5) the Dung-gate on the South-west, 1000 cubits from the preceding (Ibid. iii. 13), apparently the same which was afterwards called the gate of the Essenes; (6) the Fountain-gate on the South-east, so called from the fountain of Siloam (?), possibly the same which Jeremiah (xix. 2) calls Harsith (Pottery-gate), and which led to the valley of Hinnom. On the South side, where Mount Sion is inaccessible, there were probably no gates. There remain still five gates, which must have been on the East or South-east of the Temple in the following order from South to North; (7) the Water-gate; (8) the Horse-gate; (9) the gate of the Review or numbering (vulg. Porta Judicialis, Neh. iii. 31); (10) the Sheep-gate; (11) the Fish-gate;—the Prison-gate (Neh. xii. 39) appears to have been one of the gates of the Temple."
Note VIII. The present castle is called by some the Castle of the Pisans; and Adrichomius says that it was built by them when the Latins were the masters of Jerusalem. His words are, "The castle of the Pisans, surrounded by broad fosses, and by towers, was built on the West side of the city by the Christians of Pisa in Italy, at the time when they occupied the Holy Land. Where the Pisans formerly were, the Saracens, and at the present time the Turks, levy a sacrilegious tribute on the pilgrims to the Holy Land."
I cannot attribute to the Pisans the entire building of the edifice, but I grant that they may have restored it in great part. It is certain that Solyman repaired this castle in the year 1534; the inscriptions above the entrance tell us thus much.
Note IX. Traditions in the East are very unwavering, a fact recognised by all. For instance, we are told that the Judgment Hall was near to the Temple, on the west side; to this day the Mohammedan tribunal is there, and the Arabs say that their judges sit in the very Judgment Hall not only of the Crusaders but of Solomon. I grant that the walls of the building do not indicate that it is of the age of Solomon, but I shall discuss this building more in detail hereafter.