Thesaurus Term/Concept: TELEGRAPH STATION

Identifier	68689
Class	MONUMENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	One in a chain of stations with semaphore shutters and telescopes which could relay messages according to a planned code. Used from the 1790s by the British Admiralty to speed up communications from London to the ports of Deal, Portsmouth and Plymouth.

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Context	Record
Monument Type	MHG56814 Building - An Fhaighear Mhoir, Loch Ewe, Gairloch (Building)