List of fortifications in Gibraltar
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This is a list of fortifications of Gibraltar.
Barracks[edit]
Bastions[edit]
Batteries[edit]
Image | Bastion | Description | Coordinates | Spanish | Built |
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Alexandra Battery | Alexandra Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. | ||||
Breakneck Battery | Breakneck Battery is an artillery battery located on Ministry of Defence property at the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, north of Lord Airey’s Battery. It is one of a dozen batteries in Gibraltar that had 9.2-inch guns installed around the turn of the 20th century. | ||||
Bomb Proof Battery | Bomb Proof Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. | ||||
Buena Vista Battery | Buena Vista Battery are two preserved artillery batteries in Gibraltar. | ||||
Buffadero Battery | Buffadero Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. | ||||
Calpe Battery | Calpe Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. | ||||
Castle Batteries | Castle Batteries are a group of six abandoned artillery batteries in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. | ||||
Caves Battery | The Caves Battery was on the east side of Gibraltar during WWII. | ||||
Catalan Batteries | The Catalan Batteries are a pair of artillery batteries in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar below Brerakneck Battery. | ||||
Civil Hospital Battery | Civil Hospital Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. | ||||
Couvreport Battery | Couvreport Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. | ||||
Crutchett’s Batteries | Crutchett’s Batteries is a group of artillery batteries in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. | ||||
Cumberland Flank Battery | Cumberland Flank Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. | ||||
Detached Mole Battery | Detached Mole Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. | ||||
Devil’s Bowling Green Battery | Devil’s Bowling Green Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. | ||||
Devil’s Gap Battery | Devil’s Gap Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. | es:Punta del Diablo | |||
Devil’s Tongue Battery | Devil’s Tongue Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. | ||||
Edward VII Battery | Edward VII Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. | ||||
Eight Gun Battery | Eight Gun Battery was a Spanish artillery battery on Gibraltar. | ||||
Eliott’s Battery | Eliott’s Battery was an artillery battery on Gibraltar. | ||||
Eliott’s Practice Battery | Eliott’s Practice Battery was an artillery battery on Gibraltar. |
Castles[edit]
Curtain walls[edit]
Ditches[edit]
Magazines[edit]
Tunnels[edit]
Watchtowers[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ p252 Strong as the Rock of Gibraltar. By Q Hughes & A Migos
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