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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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