document.write("<table><tr><td><img src='http://www.fortified-places.com/glossary_sentry.jpg' alt='From left to right, sentry posts at: Villefranche-de-Conflent, Mont-Dauphin, St-Jean-Pied-de-Port.'></td></tr><tr><td><p>A sentry post was designed to give shelter to a sentry posted to watch a section of walls. These small stone towers were placed positions where the maximum amount of wall could be seen. They were often very ornate. French = échaugette, guérite.</p></td></tr></table>");