martello towers
Identification code: 300006946
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Alternative term/s
- martello tower
- towers, martello
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Scope note:
Low, circular defensive towers used, especially since the Napoleanic wars, for coastal protection; derived in name and form from the traditional Mediterranean watchtowers found on Cape Martella, Corsica.
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