2026-09-27T20:09:18+01:00https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/object/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/object/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/object97410152196273HOLDFASTYA metal fastener used to hold a tile or stone against a spacer and driven into a wall thus forming a flue between the wall and the tile or stone. Also used to hold timber together.128P10761143261HOLDFASTYA plinth or pedestal, usually of concrete, to which an anti aircraft or coastal battery gun was fitted. Holdfasts are often the only evidence for a weapon which survive.1P