Thesaurus Term/Concept: TURRET

Identifier 68883
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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Monument Type MNW3298 80 and 82 St. George's Street (Monument)
Monument Type MNW3307 80 and 82 St. George's Street (Monument)
Monument Type MNW1825 BLACKFRIARS (Monument)
Monument Type MNW1737 Blackfriars Hall (Monument)
Monument Type MNW1830 BLACKFRIARS' HALL (Monument)