Outer Ward

E122300

The Outer Ward is the defensive outer enclosure of the Tower of London, consisting of walls, towers, and fortifications that formed the first line of the castle’s protection.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Outer Ward canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle fortification ⓘ
defensive enclosure ⓘ
accessControlledBy gates in outer wall ⓘ
adjacentTo Inner Ward walls ⓘ
Tower of London moat ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Norman castle design ⓘ
category castle walls ⓘ
fortified enclosures ⓘ
city London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designedFor flanking fire along walls ⓘ
surveillance of approaches to the Tower ⓘ
encloses castle precincts ⓘ
function first line of defence ⓘ
outer defensive line ⓘ
hasConservationStatus protected historic structure ⓘ
hasFeature arrow loops ⓘ
battlements ⓘ
gateways ⓘ
portcullis (at gates) ⓘ
walkway on wall-top ⓘ
hasPart bastions ⓘ
curtain wall ⓘ
moat (adjacent) ⓘ
towers ⓘ
hasTower various mural towers ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Tower of London ⓘ
historicalPeriod medieval period ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Tower of London ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
maintainedBy Historic Royal Palaces ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Tower of London ⓘ
Tower of London defensive system ⓘ
purpose control access to the Tower of London ⓘ
delay and weaken attackers ⓘ
protect inner fortifications ⓘ
strategicImportance primary barrier against assault on the Tower of London ⓘ
surrounds Inner Ward ⓘ
usedFor heritage interpretation ⓘ
tourist visitation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tower of London → hasPart → Outer Ward ⓘ
Inner Ward → surroundedBy → Outer Ward ⓘ
The Tower of London → part → Outer Ward ⓘ
subject linked to: The Tower