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tower house

type of stone structure, built for defensive and habitation purposes
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tower house

Summary

tower house is a type of building[1]. It draws 766 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_building category, ranking #25 of 101).[2]

Key Facts

  • tower house's instance of is recorded as type of building[3].
  • tower house is a type of fortified house[4].
  • tower house is a type of castle[5].
  • tower house's Commons category is recorded as Tower houses[6].
  • tower house's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tower houses[7].
  • tower house's topic's main category is recorded as Q32963121[8].

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Definition and Type

tower house's instance of is recorded as type of building[3]. Recorded subclass of include fortified house[4] and castle[5].

Why It Matters

tower house draws 766 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_building category, ranking #25 of 101).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Tholzheim · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → fortified house, castle
    Topic's main category → Category:Tower houses, Q32963121
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1787020, adds FactGrid ID"
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