Tag:defensive_works=bastion
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 defensive_works = bastion
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A structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of the fort. 
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Status: approved
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A 
bastion is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of the fort.
How to map
Place a 
node at the centre or draw an 
area along the outlines of the bastion and tag it with defensive_works=bastion.
Tags used in combination
- name=* - if the bastion is named. Do not use the name of the fortification to tag individual bastions.
- ref=* - for the number of the bastion. Note that counting bastions was usually done counter-clockwise.
- heritage=* - if the bastion has a heritage status. If only the entire fortification has a heritage status, do not use heritage tags for individual bastions.
- start_date=* - year of completion