Thesaurus Term/Concept: GUNPOST

Identifier 92176
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Term used by the RAF to describe an open walled structure built of concrete, brick or sandbags which enclosed one or more machine-guns mounted on pintels for light anti-aircraft and ground defence.

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Context Record
Monument Type MNF32529 Site of World War Two heavy anti-aircraft battery at Eaton (Monument)
Monument Type MNF45011 World War Two coastal defences and training area (Monument)