bell cot

English

Gatehouse at Chorlton Green with bell cot.

Alternative forms

Noun

bell cot (plural bell cots)

  1. (architecture) A small or subsidiary construction, frequently corbelled out from the walls of a structure, and used to contain and support one or more bells.
    Synonym: bell turret
    Coordinate term: bell gable
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