place-of-arms

Also known as place of arms, parade ground, barrack square

thumb|Plan of a bastioned fortification, with re-entrant places-of-arms marked W thumb|A place-of-arms on the covertway of Valletta

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thumb|Plan of a bastioned fortification, with re-entrant places-of-arms marked W thumb|A place-of-arms on the covertway of Valletta

A place-of-arms (, , , ) is any place in a fortification where troops can gather. The term has a number of meanings, but it generally refers to an enlarged area of the covertway designed as an assembly point for soldiers, or a square in the centre of a fortress, also known as a parade ground.