2026-04-07T06:42:08+01:0012,437179415https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects11236160231GUN EMPLACEMENT (TYPE 55491)YA gun emplacement which conforms to Department of Fortification and Works drawing number 55491.1P11237160232GUN EMPLACEMENT (TYPE 55503)YA gun emplacment which conforms to Department of Fortification and Works drawing number 555031P664484617Gun FactoryN1N795592174Gun FoundryN1N11442160528GUN LAYING RADAR PLATFORMYA platform, usually in concrete, on which radar equipment was mounted to assist the targetting of artillery guns. The platform is often the only evidence surviving in the landscape.1P980694410Gun Laying Radar SiteNUse both terms.1N3855139767Gun LoopN546N3843139634GUN PORTYA strategically placed aperture in the wall of a fortification through which guns and cannon can fire upon an invading force.546P2999137832GUN ROOMYA room for storing guns.546P11523162649GUN STOREYA building used for the storage of artillery pieces.1P795692175GUN TESTING SHOPYA workshop for testing guns, incorporating louvred sheds to serve as firing ranges.1P548270530Gun TowerN1N578370936GUN WHARFYA large, level structure, usually of stone or timber, built alongside water to allow warships to moor for the loading and unloading of guns.1P2266100359GUNBOATYA small warship built to operate close to the shore or in river estuaries. Used for shore bombardment and patrol duties.143P989999577GUNCOTTON FACTORYYA factory or works engaged in the manufacture of the explosive guncotton. They may be found as separate factories or form part of a cordite factory.1P11691164171GUNCOTTON STOVEYA building in which moist guncotton is dried by warm air for use in nitroglycerine manufacture.1P89510144195191GUNFLINTYA shaped flint used in flintlocks to create the spark to fire the gun.128P11566162876Gunflint MineN1N10149119513Gunnery SchoolN1N1223984475GUNNIESYCoarse jute sacking77P795792176GUNPOSTYTerm used by the RAF to describe an open walled structure built of concrete, brick or sandbags which enclosed one or more machine-guns mounted on pintels for light anti-aircraft and ground defence.1P1195679031GUNPOWDERYA powder made from charcoal, sulphur and potassium nitrate and used as an explosive in fireworks, flintlock guns etc.77P795892177GUNPOWDER DRYING HOUSEYA processing house where surplus water is removed from gunpowder after incorporating.1P578470937Gunpowder FactoryN1N11545162729Gunpowder MagazineN1N990699584GUNPOWDER MANUFACTURING SITENBuildings, sites and structures associated with the production, testing and storage of gunpowder.1P462669151Gunpowder MillN1N10475140352Gunpowder Mixing HouseN1N462769152GUNPOWDER WORKSYA site used for the manufacture of gunpowder.1P1195779032GUNSYWeapons including portable firearms and large artillery pieces.77P