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Tegart fort
A Tegart fort is a type of militarized police fort constructed throughout Palestine during the British Mandatory period, initiated as a measure against the 1936–1939 Arab Revolt.
The forts are named after their designer, the Irish police officer and engineer Sir Charles Tegart.
In Israel, the name is often pronounced "Taggart". This is probably due to the transliteration of the name to Hebrew and then back to Latin alphabet, along with the translator's wrong assumption that the most common way of writing this anglicised Scottish surname has to be applied ("Taggart" is far more widespread than "Tegart").
Sir Charles Tegart designed the forts in 1938 based on his experiences in the Indian insurgency. They were built of reinforced concrete with water systems that would allow them to withstand a month-long siege.
The contracts for the construction of the forts was given to Solel Boneh, the building arm of the Jewish trade union Histadrut.
Two types of forts were erected:
Many of them can still be seen in Israel today, and continue to be used as police stations and jails. One houses Camp 1391 prison for "high-risk" prisoners.
The Tegart fort in Ma'alot-Tarshiha, now a police station, is being restored as a historical landmark, attracting the attention of preservationists and tourists.
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Tegart fort
A Tegart fort is a type of militarized police fort constructed throughout Palestine during the British Mandatory period, initiated as a measure against the 1936–1939 Arab Revolt.
The forts are named after their designer, the Irish police officer and engineer Sir Charles Tegart.
In Israel, the name is often pronounced "Taggart". This is probably due to the transliteration of the name to Hebrew and then back to Latin alphabet, along with the translator's wrong assumption that the most common way of writing this anglicised Scottish surname has to be applied ("Taggart" is far more widespread than "Tegart").
Sir Charles Tegart designed the forts in 1938 based on his experiences in the Indian insurgency. They were built of reinforced concrete with water systems that would allow them to withstand a month-long siege.
The contracts for the construction of the forts was given to Solel Boneh, the building arm of the Jewish trade union Histadrut.
Two types of forts were erected:
Many of them can still be seen in Israel today, and continue to be used as police stations and jails. One houses Camp 1391 prison for "high-risk" prisoners.
The Tegart fort in Ma'alot-Tarshiha, now a police station, is being restored as a historical landmark, attracting the attention of preservationists and tourists.