Tag:tower:type=watchtower

A watchtower, or watch tower, is a type of fortification used in many parts of the world. It differs from a regular tower in that its primary use is military, and from a turret in that it is usually a freestanding structure. Its main purpose is to provide a high, safe place from which a sentinel or guard may observe the surrounding area.

How to map

Set a node or draw as an area along the outline and tag it with

• man_made=tower
• tower:type=watchtower
• name=*

If the watchtower is historical, it gets in addition historic=yes.

Example

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  Panglao watchtower in Bohol, Philippines
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  Roman Watchtower in Germany
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  Concentration camp Auschwitz, Poland
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  Former ammunition warehouse with watchtower in Bossow, Germany
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  Watchtower on Berlin Wall
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  Modern watchtower used at Sing Sing Prison, New York, USA

Similar tags

• tower:type=observation
• tower:type=defensive

Possible tagging mistakes

tower=watchtower

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• tower=watchtower

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tower:type=watch_tower

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• tower:type=watch_tower

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man_made=lookout_tower

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• man_made=lookout_tower

If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!