Thesaurus Term/Concept: SIGNAL STATION

Identifier 68687
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A building or tower used to communicate information to shipping or other stations using signals such as flags, fires or lights. Roman signal stations took the form of a stone tower surrounded by a ditched enclosure and were used to warn of Saxon raids.

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Instances/Examples (16)

Context Record
Monument Type MNF13018 Cropmark of a Late Iron Age or Roman enclosure (Monument)
Monument Type MNF31517 Cropmark of enclosure of unknown date (Monument)
Monument Type MNF6536 Edgefield Mount (Monument)
Monument Type MNF18191 Large sub-rectangular enclosure of possible Iron Age or Roman date and undated field boundaries (Cropmark and Earthwork)
Monument Type MNF17208 Possible Roman defensive enclosure (Monument)
Monument Type MNF1865 Possible Roman or medieval watch tower (Monument)
Monument Type MNF6214 Roman buildings and multi-period finds (Monument)
Monument Type MNF13539 Site of 19th century signal station (Monument)
Monument Type MNF22729 Site of a post medieval signal station at Telegraph Hill (Monument)
Monument Type MNF14979 Site of Admiralty semaphore telegraph station (Wreningham, poorly located) (Monument)
Monument Type MNF21345 Site of post medieval signal station and coastguard station (Monument)
Monument Type MNF13237 Site of Strumpshaw windmill (Monument)
Monument Type MNF6303 Telegraph Hill (Monument)
Monument Type MNF6387 The Roman Camp, Black Beacon or Irish Beacon (Monument)
Monument Type MNF1308 Thornham Fort (Monument)
Monument Type MNF12147 Undated square enclosure (Monument)