Remnants of Montreal's Old Fort

Years ago, Terry and I lived in Montreal's downtown core...

Whenever we return, we enjoy walking around our old neighborhood.

We were walking down Sherbrooke Street, past the art gallery, towards Atwater Street - and the Alexis Nihon shopping centre (where we used to shop), when I noticed something I had never paid attention to before...

The old seminary on Sherbrooke Street West is surrounded by a high wall. Inside the wall are several round towers that look like old fortifications...

Had these buildings - with their tiny windows - once been watchtowers?

A nearby street is called Fort Street (Rue du Fort)...  

Could they have been part of a fortress?

We found our answer next to the towers, on several historic  plaques...

Back in the 1600's, these towers had been part of a fortress called Mountain Fort. They are now among the oldest buildings in Montreal.