GATEHOUSE
A gateway with one or more chambers over the entrance arch; the flanking towers housing stairs and additional rooms. Use with wider site type where known.
Abbey Gatehouse (Non-Preferred) | Castle Gatehouse (Non-Preferred) | Dockyard Gatehouse (Non-Preferred) | Friary Gatehouse (Non-Preferred) | Gatehouse Chapel (Non-Preferred) | Monastery Gatehouse (Non-Preferred) | Priory Gatehouse (Non-Preferred)
Classifications
Related Terms
| Term | Note |
|---|---|
| ABBEY | The buildings of a monastic community presided over by an abbot or abbess. |
| DOCKYARD | An enclosure in which ships are built and repaired, and all sorts of ships' stores are brought together. |
| FRIARY | A religious house occupied by men of mendicant religious orders (friars). |
| GATE | A moveable structure used to allow or prevent passage through an opening, usually in a wall, fence or other barrier. |
| GATE LODGE | A building located at the gateway or entrance to an estate, park or other enclosed area of land. |
| GATE TOWER | A tower, containing a gate, built into the walls of a town, castle or similar fortification. |
| GUARDHOUSE | A building used for the accommodation of a military guard and/or the detainment of prisoners. |
| MONASTERY | A complex of buildings inhabited by a community of men living in seclusion under religious vows. |
| PRIORY | A lesser monastery headed by a prior, often linked to a cathedral or dependent on a mother house. |
