Thesaurus Term/Concept: TURRET
Identifier | 68883 |
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Class | MONUMENT TYPE |
Status | Preferred |
Index? | Yes |
Scope Note | A small tower or bartizan, which was often placed at the angles of a castle, to increase the flanking ability, some only serving as corner buttresses. Also used to describe the small rectangular towers situated between the milecastles along Hadrians Wall. |
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Context | Record |
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Monument Type | MNT9537 C19 features of Church of St Michael, Cotham (Element) |