Thesaurus Term/Concept: COASTAL BATTERY

Identifier 71817
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A defensive gun battery positioned to face out to sea to fire on enemy ships and amphibious craft.

Broader Terms/Concepts (3)

Related Terms/Concepts (3)

Narrower Terms/Concepts (2)

Instances/Examples (15)

Context Record
Monument Type MWX435 19th century to modern Blacknor Battery, Portland (Monument)
Monument Type MDO32232 Battery at Battery Point, West Bay, Bridport (Monument)
Monument Type MDO33212 Battery, Castletown, Isle of Portland (Monument)
Monument Type MWX2458 Coastal Gun Battery, Sandbanks, Poole (Monument)
Monument Type MDO28081 Eighteenth Century Coastal Gun Battery, Haven Point, Studland (Monument)
Monument Type MWX4703 Heavy anti aircraft battery, Southwell, Portland (Monument)
Monument Type MDO6569 High Angle Battery, Verne Common (Monument)
Monument Type MWX4522 Portland Bill: Battery (Monument)
Monument Type MDO6676 Post medieval to early modern coastal battery, Nothe Fort, Nothe Point, Weymouth (Listed Building)
Monument Type MWX4800 Practice Battery, Southbourne, Bournemouth (Monument)
Monument Type MDO28882 Second World War coastal battery, Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth (Monument)
Monument Type MDO47628 Second World War Coastal Battery, Southbourne, Bournemouth (Monument)
Monument Type MDO29649 Second World War coastal gun battery, Hive Beach, Burton Bradstock (Monument)
Monument Type MDO32233 The Mound, West Bay, Bridport (Monument)
Monument Type MDO6577 Verne Citadel, Portland (Monument)