fortified enclosure
C17842
concept
A fortified enclosure is a defended area surrounded by protective barriers such as walls, ramparts, or palisades, designed to control access and provide security against external threats.
Observed surface forms (23)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| fortification element | 37 |
| defensive enclosure | 3 |
| defensive stronghold | 3 |
| fortified compound | 3 |
| fortified place | 2 |
| circular fortress | 1 |
| earthen fortification | 1 |
| fortified border | 1 |
| fortified camp | 1 |
| fortified defensive position | 1 |
| fortified earthwork | 1 |
| fortified garrison | 1 |
| fortified precinct | 1 |
| fortified region | 1 |
| fortified subzone | 1 |
| fortress-like structure | 1 |
| inner fortification | 1 |
| medieval fortification feature | 1 |
| preserved earthwork fortification | 1 |
| ringfort-like enclosure | 1 |
| secondary enclosure | 1 |
| urban defensive structure | 1 |
| wooden fortification | 1 |
Instances (66)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
Porta Romana
surface form:
Porta Romana (Terra del Sole)
|
fortification element |
| Brașov Fortress | defensive stronghold |
| Chouburja | fortification element |
| Inner Ward | — |
| Outer Ward | defensive enclosure |
| Hampoort | fortification element |
| Petrovaradin | fortified place |
| Towers of the Moscow Kremlin | fortification element |
| Danube limes | fortified border |
| acropolis | urban defensive structure |
| Bab al-Azizia | fortified compound |
| Aret Pol | fortification element |
| Hanuman Pol | fortification element |
| Bab al-Hadid | fortification element |
| Turkish Wall at Perekop | fortified earthwork |
| Simbirsk fortress | defensive stronghold |
| Shergarh | inner fortification |
| Barbados Garrison | fortified garrison |
| Zwinger (outer ward) | fortification element |
| Themistocles Bastion | fortification element |
| Achilles Bastion | fortification element |
| Leonidas Bastion | fortification element |
| Agios Andreas Bastion | fortification element |
| First Fort (earthen fortification) | earthen fortification |
| Pyatnitskaya Tower | fortification element |
| Royal Palace precinct | fortified precinct |
| Nishinomaru bailey | secondary enclosure |
| Cossack ostrog (fortress) | wooden fortification |
|
Munot (Schaffhausen) overlooking Rhine
surface form:
Munot (Schaffhausen)
|
circular fortress |
| Schirmerturm | fortification element |
| Achaean camp | fortified camp |
| Portchester Castle | fortified place |
| Fort Haskell area | preserved earthwork fortification |
| Tower Two | fortification element |
| Tower Thirty-nine | fortification element |
| Tower Ninety-one | fortification element |
| Tower One Hundred and One | fortification element |
| Tower Forty-five | fortification element |
| Square City | defensive enclosure |
| Tower One Hundred and Nine | fortification element |
| Tower One Hundred and Ten | fortification element |
| Tower Fifty-seven | fortification element |
| Tower Fifty-eight | fortification element |
| Tower Fifty-nine | fortification element |
| Tower Sixty-seven | fortification element |
| Tower Seventy-two | fortification element |
| Tower Eighty-four | fortification element |
| Tower Eighty-seven | fortification element |
| Tower Ninety-four | fortification element |
| Tower Ninety-five | fortification element |