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Thesaurus Term/Concept: SIGNAL STATION
| Identifier |
68687 |
| Class |
MONUMENT TYPE |
| Status |
Preferred |
| Index? |
Yes |
| Scope Note |
A building or tower used to communicate information to shipping or other stations using signals such as flags, fires or lights. Roman signal stations took the form of a stone tower surrounded by a ditched enclosure and were used to warn of Saxon raids. |
Broader Terms/Concepts (2)
Related Terms/Concepts (3)
Narrower Terms/Concepts (0)
Instances/Examples (7)
| Context |
Record |
| Monument Type |
MHG52433 Admiralty signalling station, Dunan Mor, Cape Wrath (Building) |
| Monument Type |
MHG52313 BANK HEAD, 1, 2, 3, 4 COASTGUARD COTTAGES, LLOYD'S SIGNAL STATION AND SIGNAL POST (Building) |
| Monument Type |
MHG35507 LEACAN DONNA, PORT WAR SIGNAL STATION (Monument) |
| Monument Type |
MHG59180 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun Emplacement and Loch Ewe Signal Station - Sidhean Corrach (Monument) |
| Monument Type |
MHG59897 Port War Signal Station - Coast Battery, Site No. 1, North Sutor (Monument) |
| Monument Type |
MHG53311 Post-WII Control Tower - Royal Naval Dockyard, Invergordon (Monument) |
| Monument Type |
MHG36394 Signal Station and Camp - Port War Signal Station, South Sutor (Monument) |