Spyglass Battery
Spy Glass Battery or Spyglass Battery was originally a high angle artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The battery is mounted high on the rock to give extra range and protection.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: artillery battery in Gibraltar
- Also known as: “Spy Glass Battery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Rock and St. Michael’s Cave.
The Rock
Peak
Photo: Gibnews, Public domain.
The Rock of Gibraltar is a monolithic limestone mountain 426 m high dominating the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. It is situated near the end of a narrow 9-kilometre-long promontory stretching due south into the Mediterranean Sea and is located within the British territory of Gibraltar.
St. Michael’s Cave
Cave
St. Michael's Cave or Old St. Michael's Cave is a network of limestone caves located within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at a height of over 300 metres above sea level. St. Michael’s Cave is situated 190 metres southwest of Spyglass Battery.
Douglas Cave
Cave
Douglas Cave is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Douglas Cave is situated 110 metres northwest of Spyglass Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windmill Hill and East Side.
Windmill Hill
Locality
Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
East Side
Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing village in Gibraltar, on the eastern side of The Rock away from Westside.
Coaling Island
Locality
Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coaling Island is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones.
Spyglass Battery
- Categories: artillery battery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.12737° or 36° 7′ 39″ northLongitude
-5.34418° or 5° 20′ 39″ westElevation
448 metres (1,470 feet)Open location code
8C8P4MG4+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 8807394645OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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