watchtower

A watchtower or guardtower is a type of military/paramilitary or policiary tower used for guarding an area. Sometimes fortified, and armed with heavy weaponry, especially historically, the structures are built in areas of established control. These include military bases, cities occupied by military forces, prisons and more. A common equipment is searchlights.

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• Agricultural Watchtowers in Al-Tireh Quarter and ‘Ain Qinia Village, Ramallah, Palestine - scientific article published in January 2013, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	group		Hadrian's Wall turret	watchtower	Wikidata
class	group		watchtowers of Chios	watchtower	Wikidata
class	group	1637	Lascaris towers	watchtower	Wikidata
site	castle		Belenkeşlik Castle	historic building, outpost, watchtower, public building, fortress, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Fang Clan Watch Tower	watchtower, diaolou, geographical feature	Wikidata
site	fort		Ceneviz Kulesi, Mardaliç Adası	watchtower, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Dübecik Castle	watchtower, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortress of Ugarit	watchtower, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Hasanbeyli Castle	watchtower, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Köroğlu Castle (Pazarcık)	watchtower, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Livera Gözetleme Kulesi	watchtower, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Ovacık Asarı, Çine	watchtower, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Torre Torreta del Charcón	watchtower, monument, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Yayla Kalesi Gözetleme Kulesi	watchtower, fortress	Wikidata
site	tower		Atalaya de Torrequebrada, Badajoz	watchtower, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Castle of La Casaza	watchtower, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Markusturm	watchtower, gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre Bombarda	watchtower, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre de Felipet	watchtower, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre de Fez	watchtower, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre de La Atalaya	watchtower, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre de la Mola	watchtower, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre de la Regenta fortified farmhouse	watchtower, masia, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre de Los Casares	watchtower, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre del Águila	watchtower, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre del Cambrón	watchtower, monument, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Vogelturm	watchtower, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Wachturm Burg 3 in Nürnberg	watchtower, architectural heritage monument, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	900	Tower of Gold	watchtower, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1300	Mainzer Torturm	watchtower, gate tower, tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1425	Mehlsack	fortified tower, tower, architectural landmark, watchtower	Wikidata
site	tower	1500	Torre de la Malmuerta	albarrana tower, watchtower	Wikidata
site	tower	1650	Štip Clock Tower	watchtower, clock tower, fortified tower	Wikidata