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MULTIPLE ENCLOSURE FORT * |
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| Hillslope forts with wide spaced ramparts. |
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FORTIFIED MANOR HOUSE * |
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| A manor house, which was granted a royal licence to crenellate. |
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PICKETT HAMILTON FORT * |
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| A sunken, circular, concrete pillbox used on airfields. They remained flush with the surface to permit the free movement of aircraft but, if attack threatened, could be raised hydraulically or by a counterbalance, and manned to give covering fire. |
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BASTION TRACE FORT * |
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| A fort with projecting bastions, which came into use from the 16th century onwards. |
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FORTIFIED BUILDING * |
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| A building which has been fortified, often as a temporary measure rather than as part of the original design |
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LEGIONARY FORTRESS * |
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| A large, fortified permanent Roman military base, made of timber and stone, surrounded by a rampart and ditches. |
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FORTIFIED BRIDGE * |
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| A bridge which is fortified at one or both ends. |
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FORTIFIED CHURCH * |
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| Any church which bears signs of fortification. churches on the Welsh and Scottish borders were often fortified, only allowing access to the tower from a single opening in the nave. |
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SAXON SHORE FORT * |
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| Roman coastal forts fortified with large walls and a ditch, introduced to cope with raids from across the English Channel and North Sea. |
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VEXILLATION FORT * |
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| A military base normally between 20 and 30 acres in size, containing legionary and auxiliary battle units, which served as stores depots and winter quarters during campaigns. |
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FORTIFIED HOUSE * |
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| A house which bears signs of fortification. These often include crenellated battlements and narrow slit-like windows. |
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PROMONTORY FORT * |
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| A defensive enclosure created by constructing one or more lines of ramparts across a neck of land, in order to defend, or restrict access to, a spur or promontory, either inland or on the coast. |
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ARTILLERY FORT * |
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| A fortified building or site with purpose built emplacements for artillery pieces. |
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AUXILIARY FORT * |
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| A permanent Roman fort enclosed by a number of ditches and ramparts, used to house a garrison of auxiliaries. |
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FORTIFICATION * |
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| A usually permanent defensive work. Use specific type where known. |
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FORT ANNEXE * |
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| A small enclosure built onto the perimeter of a Roman fortress or fort. |
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STAR FORT * |
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| A fort with a star trace plan, designed to increase the angles of fire. |
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FORTRESS * |
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| A major fortified place, often a town, capable of containing a large force. If Roman use LEGIONARY FORTRESS. |
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SEA FORT * |
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| A defensive construction situated in the sea, designed to protect the land from seabourne attack. The term applies mainly to those monuments built from around 1860 onwards. |
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FORTLET * |
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| A fortified Roman site, usually under 1 hectare in area, strategically situated, housing small military patrols, often defended by a rampart, one or two ditches and a gate. |
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FORT * |
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| A permanently occupied position or building designed primarily for defence. |
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