Spyglass Battery

Spy Glass Battery or Spyglass Battery was originally a high angle artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of . The battery is mounted high on the rock to give extra range and protection.
Wikipedia
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  • 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.

Peak
Photo: Gibnews, Public domain.
of Gibraltar is a monolithic limestone mountain 426 m high dominating the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar.

Cave
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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 , at a height of over 300 metres above sea level. is situated 190 metres southwest of Spyglass Battery.

Cave
is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of . is situated 110 metres northwest of Spyglass Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Windmill Hill and East Side.

Locality
or Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of .

Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing in , on the eastern side of away from Westside.

Locality
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is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of . It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones.

Spyglass Battery

Latitude
36.12737° or 36° 7′ 39″ north
Longitude
-5.34418° or 5° 20′ 39″ west
Elevation
448 metres (1,470 feet)
Open location code
8C8P4MG4+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8807394645
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
2411450
Wiki­data ID
Q12069838
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