Thesaurus Term/Concept: BOOM
| Identifier | 118873 |
|---|---|
| Class | MONUMENT TYPE |
| Status | Preferred |
| Index? | Yes |
| Scope Note | A barrier, usually of wood or chain, stretched across the entrance to a harbour, port or anchorage, to control entry and/or limit the effect of the weather on the wave action. |
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Instances/Examples (9)
| Context | Record |
|---|---|
| Monument Type | MKE123226 A defensive chain across the Medway to protect Chatham Dockyard and Upnor Castle (Maritime) |
| Monument Type | MKE122964 A series of long thin linear features can be seen on aerial photographs taken in 2007 (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE42054 Boom (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MWX18085 Boom defence, Graveney (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE110716 Former site of 'Boom House', Western Docks, Dover (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE16397 Harbour defence: boom defence (1890s+) (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MWX17807 Line of single piles (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MWX18417 Site of defensive Boom? Near St. Mary's Bay, High Halstow (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE125809 The structural remains of the timber section of the First World War boom defence between Grain and Sheerness (Monument) |