Thesaurus Term/Concept: INTERVAL TOWER

Identifier 68888
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A tower situated above the rampart walkway and in between the angle towers along a defensive structure, such as a castle wall. They were used as lookout towers, roofed strongpoints or platforms from which missiles could be discharged or artillery fired.

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Monument Type MCH18565 Possible Roman structure at Water Tower Street (Monument)
Monument Type MCH981 Roman Fortress Defences at Chester (Deva) (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18529 Roman Interval Tower East Wall 1 (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18530 Roman Interval Tower East Wall 3 (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18531 Roman Interval Tower East Wall 4 (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18532 Roman Interval Tower East Wall 5 (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18533 Roman Interval Tower East Wall 6 (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18534 Roman Interval Tower East Wall 8 (Monument)
Monument Type MCH541 Roman Interval Tower North Wall 1 at Abbey Green (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18320 Roman Interval Tower North Wall 1 early phase (Monument)
Monument Type MCH544 Roman Interval Tower North Wall 2 at the Deanery Field (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18541 Roman Interval Tower North Wall 3 (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18539 Roman Interval Tower North Wall 4 (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18386 Roman Interval Tower South Wall 1 at Newgate Street (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18535 Roman Interval Tower South Wall 2 (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18536 Roman Interval Tower South Wall 3 (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18537 Roman Interval Tower South Wall 4 (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18538 Roman Interval Tower West Wall 1 (Monument)
Monument Type MCH561 Roman Interval Tower West Wall 2 at Nicholas Street (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18523 Roman Interval Tower West Wall 3 at Linenhall Street (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18524 Roman Interval Tower West Wall 4 at Linenhall Street (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18528 Roman Interval Tower West Wall 5 at St Martin's Fields (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18389 Roman Interval Tower West Wall 6 at St Martins Way (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18540 Roman Interval Tower West Wall 7 (Monument)