masonry fort
C8908
concept
A masonry fort is a fortified structure built primarily from stone or brick, designed to provide durable defensive protection against attacks.
All labels observed (24)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| star fort | 27 |
| stone fortress | 10 |
| masonry fort canonical | 8 |
| bastion fortress | 5 |
| European-built fort | 3 |
| bastion fort | 3 |
| Byzantine fortress | 2 |
| Device Forts | 2 |
| Ottoman fortress | 2 |
| Venetian fortress | 2 |
| bastioned fortress | 2 |
| mountaintop fortress | 2 |
| reconstructed fortress | 2 |
| 16th-century fortification | 1 |
| 19th-century masonry fortification | 1 |
| Fort | 1 |
| Ming Dynasty military fortress | 1 |
| Moorish fortification | 1 |
| bastioned citadel | 1 |
| brick masonry fort | 1 |
| brick masonry structure | 1 |
| garrison fort | 1 |
| milecastle | 1 |
| type of fortification | 1 |
Instances (81)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Halifax Citadel National Historic Site | star fort |
| Star Fort, Matara | star fort |
| Wanpingcheng | Ming Dynasty military fortress |
| Henrician castles | Device Forts |
| Citadel Hill | star fort |
| Fort Jay | star fort |
| Rumeli Fortress | Ottoman fortress |
| Lappeenranta Fortress | bastion fortress |
| Citadel of Ajaccio | bastioned citadel |
| Kuressaare Castle | stone fortress |
| Bender, Ottoman Empire | Ottoman fortress |
| White Castle | stone fortress |
| Grosmont Castle | stone fortress |
| Battery Weed | bastion fort |
| Aljezur Castle | Moorish fortification |
| Fort St. Jago | European-built fort |
| Fort Amsterdam | European-built fort |
| Castillo de San Marcos | — |
|
Vellore
surface form:
Vellore Fort
|
Fort |
| Castell de Sant Ferran | bastion fortress |
| Jaca Citadel | star fort |
| Fort St. Elmo | star fort |
|
Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti
surface form:
Citadelle Laferrière
|
mountaintop fortress |
| Fort Batenstein | European-built fort |
| Great Tower | stone fortress |
| Pendennis Castle | Device Forts |
| Fort Point (San Francisco) | brick masonry fort |
| Fort Massachusetts (Mississippi) | — |
| Fort Trumbull (Third System reconstruction) | — |
| Fort Pike | — |
| Fort Massachusetts (Ship Island) | — |
| fortifications of Neuf-Brisach | star fort |
|
fortifications of Lille
surface form:
Fortifications of Lille
|
bastioned fortress |
| fortifications of Dunkirk | bastioned fortress |
| Zamość Fortress | bastion fortress |
| Castle Pinckney | — |
| Device Forts | 16th-century fortification |
| Fort Pickens | — |
| Fort Carré | star fort |
|
Kastellet fortress
surface form:
Kastellet
|
star fort |
| Bourtzi Castle | Venetian fortress |
| Goryōkaku | star fort |
| Byzantine castle of Arta | Byzantine fortress |
| Oystermouth Castle | stone fortress |
| Third Fort (star-shaped fort) | star fort |
|
Staraya Ladoga
surface form:
Staraya Ladoga Fortress
|
stone fortress |
| Caldicot Castle | stone fortress |
| Fort Anne | star fort |
|
fortified village Bourtange
surface form:
Bourtange
|
star fort |
| Bourtange | star fort |