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Civil War fieldwork known as Gallant's Bower

A Scheduled Monument in Dartmouth, Devon

Gallants Bower, Dartmouth

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The hillside would have been stripped of trees to build palisades and remove shelter useful to attackers. The spurs on the left and right of the photo allow for flanking fire upon attempts to scale the banks. (Photo Oct 2000).

Uploaded by Andrew H Jackson on 1 April 2018

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