Orkney, United Kingdom
500-200 BC
Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom
0-100 AD
Orkney, United Kingdom
500-200 BC
Shetland, United Kingdom
2500 BC
Lerwick, United Kingdom
200-100 BC
Glenelg, United Kingdom
100 BC - 100 AD
Sandwick, United Kingdom
100 BC
Glenelg, United Kingdom
100 BC - 100 AD
Isle of Skye, United Kingdom
200-300 BC
Berwickshire, United Kingdom
2nd century AD
Highland, United Kingdom
300-0 BC
Orkney, United Kingdom
500-200 BC
Shetland, United Kingdom
400-200 BC
Highland, United Kingdom
300 BC
Orkney, United Kingdom
500-200 BC
Isle of Tiree, United Kingdom
0-100 AD
Lochalsh, United Kingdom
100 BC - 100 AD
Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom
100BC - 100AD
Highland, United Kingdom
200 BC
Shetland, United Kingdom
The historical centre of Briançon is a strongly fortified town, built by Vauban to defend the region from Austrians in the 17th century. Its streets are very steep and narrow, though picturesque. Briançon lies at the foot of the descent from the Col de Montgenèvre, giving access to Turin, so a great number of other fortifications have been constructed on the surrounding heights, especially towards the east.
The Savoyards made two raids into French territory in 1691 and 1692. As a result, Vauban was dispatched to inspect the frontier defences, which had been ill-equiped to deal with the attack from Savoy. He returned to the area in 1700 to check on the progress that had been made since his first visit. When Vauban visited Briançon, work on the defences had already started under a local engineer, Monsieur d"Angrogne in 1692.