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.

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Related Terms/Concepts (3)

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Instances/Examples (8)

Context	Record
Monument Type	MDO7989 Admiralty signal station, Round Down, Swanage (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO19628 Bill Signal House, Portland (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO3410 Enclosure on Sheep Down, Winterbourne Steepleton (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO46188 Enclosure, Wears Hill, Abbotsbury (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO19629 Grove Signal, Portland (Monument)
Monument Type	MWX4250 Portland: Signal Station (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO24205 Post medieval signal station or Royal Observer Corps Post, Wears Hill, Abbotsbury (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO5486 Roman Signal Station, Candy's Lane, Corfe Mullen (Monument)