Thesaurus Term/Concept: POSTERN

Identifier 68901
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A small gateway cut through the curtain wall or its flanking towers. Used primarily as an outlet for counter-attacking forces.

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Instances/Examples (8)

Context Record
Monument Type MNN30460 Derngate (Monument)
Monument Type MNN29731 Gate From Friary to Wood Street (Formerly White Friars Lane) (Monument)
Monument Type MNN102941 Higham Ferrers Castle (Monument)
Monument Type MNN30857 Outer Bailey, Northampton Castle (Monument)
Monument Type MNN30473 Postern gate near to Cow Lane (Monument)
Monument Type MNN30863 Postern in South Wall of Inner Bailey (Monument)
Monument Type MNN30864 Postern on West Side of Outer Bailey (Monument)
Monument Type MNN173532 The outer bailey bank, wall and ditch, Northampton Castle (Monument)