Thesaurus Term/Concept: GLACIS

Identifier 92125
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note An artificial mound of earth outside a ditch or wall intended to deflect or absorb cannon fire.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (2)

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Instances/Examples (6)

Context Record
Monument Type MKE43369 18th century military features and remains of buildings from the barracks at Chatham (Monument)
Monument Type MKE104302 Ditches, scarp, counterscarp and glaçis of the Detached Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover (Monument)
Monument Type MKE104358 Extenstion to the South Lines Ditch, Counterscarp and glacis at the Western Heights, Dover (Monument)
Monument Type MKE78672 Former site of Drop Battery, Western Heights, Dover (Monument)
Monument Type MKE5614 Martello tower no.5 (Monument)
Monument Type MKE104059 The Glaçis of St Martins Battery, Western Heights, Dover. (Monument)