Thesaurus Term/Concept: HOLDFAST

Identifier	143261
Class	MONUMENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	A plinth or pedestal, usually of concrete, to which an anti aircraft or coastal battery gun was fitted. Holdfasts are often the only evidence for a weapon which survive.

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Instances/Examples (6)

Context	Record
Monument Type	MKE115369 Holdfast for a Second World War 6Pdr Hotchkiss anti tank gun in the corner of the playing field. (Monument)
Monument Type	MKE115368 Second World War concrete holdfast (Monument)
Monument Type	MKE39507 HOLDFAST (Monument)
Monument Type	MKE120320 Possible site of a Second World War 6pdr (Hotchkiss) AT gun, Tong Wood (Monument)
Monument Type	MKE120321 Possible site of a Second World War 6pdr (Hotchkiss) AT gun, West of Denstroude Farm (Monument)
Monument Type	MKE120323 Possible site of a Second World War mines, West of Denstroude Farm (Monument)