It�has long been�known to�local people that�there�may be Tunnels around the Cumberland Lines�dug during the Siege Operations.�

A Siege Tunnel is a Tunnel dug to attempt to undermine the fortifications, causing them to collapse. This could be accomplished by digging a tunnel beneath the foundations of the walls, and then deliberately collapsing or exploding the tunnel This process is known as sapping or mining. The defenders could dig counter-tunnels to cut into the attackers' works and collapse them prematurely.

The Great Lines used be a lot bigger and before the 1960's included the area in front of the Kings Bastion(which is now Army housing),this is the area any possible Siege�tunnels would have been dug from on this part of the Lines.The Lower Lines(particulaly in the later part of the 19th Century) seemed to be a more popular place to dig any Siege tunnels.

Growing up in the area i heard story's about a Drummer Boy Ghost who supposedly haunts the Fort Amherst Area.I searched the Internet to see if i could find any more information on this but couldn't find any.however,i did find info about a similar ghost who is suppose to haunt Dover Castle: http://doversoul.tripod.com/id7.html

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There are suppose to be other ghosts in Fort Amherst and they sometimes hold Ghost Tours of its Tunnels: http://www.fortamherst.com/ghost.html

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