PROMONTORY FORT | Canmore

A defensive enclosure created by constructing one or more lines of ramparts across a neck of land, in order to defend, or restrict access to, a spur or promontory, either inland or on the coast. Use for prehistoric and early historic sites.

Classifications

Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)

Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)

Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)

> Defence

> Monument (by Form)

> Domestic

>> Enclosed Settlement

>> Enclosure

>> Settlement

>>> Promontory Fort

>>> Promontory Fort

>>> Enclosed Settlement

>>>> Promontory Fort

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