Northeast Bastion

The fort's walls can be 10 feet thick or more to protect the people inside.

National Park Service/M. Colangelo

At the time of the Siege of 1777, this bastion had not been completed, and the walls were low. Due to this weakness, the British focused their early siege operations against this point. The British mortars were placed just to the north and east of this corner to fire bombs up and over the walls. The tall, grey and white brick building in the distance marks their approximate location. 

From the Journal of Lt. William Colbrath of the 3rd NY Regiment:
Aug 5th
A Continual Firing was kept up by the Savages. One of our Men was Shot
Dead on the N.E. Bastion...