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Pillbox (military) A pillbox is a type of blockhouse, or concrete dug-in guard-post, often camouflaged, normally equipped with loopholes through which defenders can fire weapons. It is in effect a trench firing step, hardened to protect against small-arms fire and grenades, and raised to improve the field of fire.
Fortification, New Zealand. Fortification is a locality in the western part of the Catlins region of Southland in New Zealand's South Island. [1] Nearby settlements include Quarry Hills and Waikawa to the southeast, Tokanui to the southwest, and Waimahaka to the west. It is over 50 km east of Southland's main centre, Invercargill .
The Great Wall of China ( traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; simplified Chinese: 万里长城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng, literally "ten thousand li long wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from ...
A kremlin (Russian: кремль, tr. kreml', IPA: [ˈkrʲemlʲ] ⓘ) is a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities. [1] [2] The word is often used to refer to the Moscow Kremlin [3] and - metonymically - to the government based there. [4] Other such fortresses are called detinets, such as the Novgorod Detinets .
Kissing Point Fortification is a heritage-listed fortification at 38-40 Howitt Street, North Ward, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Peter Scratchley and Major Edward Druitt and built from 1891 by A McMillan (Govt Foreman of Works c1890) and then from 1939 to 1941.
A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fortifications with towers, bastions and gates for access to the city. [1] From ancient to modern times, they were used to enclose settlements.
July 1, 1998. Civil War Fortification at Barnesville, also known as Fort Barnesville, is a historic American Civil War fortification located at Deer Run State Forest near Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri. It was built in 1863, and consists of a horseshoe shaped redoubt. It measures approximately 150 feet long and 135 feet wide.
