Place-of-arms
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 Town square, square in the centre of a fortress, also known as a parade ground. There are two types of places-of-arms: *Salient place-of-arms: a place-of-arms which protrudes outside the polygonal shape of the fortification *Re-entrant place-of-arms: a place-of-arms which does not protrude outside the polygonal shape of the fortification References

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Covertway
In military architecture, a covertway or covered way (, ) is a path on top of the counterscarp of a fortification. It is protected by an embankment which is made up by the crest of the glacis. It is able to give the fort's garrison a position beyond the Ditch (fortification), ditch, as well as a continuous line of communication around the outworks. An enlarged area within a covertway designed to allow troops to assemble on it is known as a place-of-arms. References

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