Brattice Defense. Detail from an old signal tower dating from the time of the Napoleonic Wars

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Brattice Defense. Detail from an old signal tower dating from the time of the Napoleonic Wars showing the brattice defensive feature -- a place to drop hot liquids on attackers. Malin Beg, Donegal, Ireland

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Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Malin Beg, Donegal, Ireland
Photo credit: © Marshall Ikonography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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