battery tower
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A battery tower was a defensive tower built into the outermost defences of many castles and town walls, from the 15th century, after the advent of firearms. Its name is derived from the word battery, a group of several cannon.
Wikidata
defensive tower, Martello tower,
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
5 places
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Martello tower ⓘ
small defensive fort -
Admiralty Pier Turret ⓘ
architectural structure in Dover, Dover, England, UK -
Zwinger ⓘ
battery tower -
Grain Tower ⓘ
tower in Isle of Grain, Medway, Kent, England, UK -
Werk XXV ⓘ
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Werk XXVIII ⓘ
Breuberg Burg Michelsturm Oberer Saalbau 290 SAM 0907 20200506| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| class | building | Martello tower | battery tower | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Admiralty Pier Turret | battery tower, artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Zwinger | battery tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1848 | Grain Tower | battery tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1855 | Werk XXV | battery tower, defence work, tourist attraction | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1855 | Werk XXVIII | battery tower, defence work, tourist attraction | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Breuberg Burg Michelsturm Oberer Saalbau 290 SAM 0907 20200506 | Commons | ||
