Point d'appui

A '''''point d'appui''''' (French for [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fulcrum fulcrum]), in military theory, is a location where troops are assembled prior to a battle. Often a monument is erected to commemorate the ''point d'appui'' for notable battles. In some battles there may be more than a single ''point d'appui''.

An example is the Catto Long Barrow in eastern Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which is located at the ''point d'appui'' of a historic battle between Vikings and Picts. Provided by Wikipedia