Royal Battery
Royal Battery is a historical site in Gibraltar. Royal Battery is situated nearby to Devil’s Tower Cave, as well as near the fort Green’s Lodge Battery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rock Gun Battery and Devil’s Tower Cave.
Rock Gun Battery
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Rock Gun Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on the North Face of the Rock of Gibraltar at the northern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, above Green's Lodge Battery.
Devil’s Tower Cave
Cave
Devil's Tower Cave is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Archaeologist Dorothy Garrod found a Neanderthal skull in the cave which, together with other evidence found in this cave, shows it was used as a rock shelter by the Neanderthals of Gibraltar. Devil’s Tower Cave is situated 160 metres north of Royal Battery.
Green’s Lodge Battery
Fort
Green's Lodge Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on the North Face of the Rock of Gibraltar at the northern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, above Farringdon's Battery. Green’s Lodge Battery is situated 170 metres northwest of Royal Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Side and Moorish Castle.
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.
Moorish Castle
Neighborhood
Photo: James Cridland, CC BY 2.0.
The Moorish Castle is the name given to a medieval fortification in Gibraltar comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House.
Ocean Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ocean Village is a mixed-use marina, residential, business, and leisure development in Gibraltar, in the North end of the Iberian peninsula. The project features 316 residential apartments, over 250 marina berths and extensive business accommodation.
Royal Battery
- Type: Historical site
- Also known as: “Rock Gun”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.14381° or 36° 8′ 38″ northLongitude
-5.34272° or 5° 20′ 34″ westElevation
402 metres (1,319 feet)Open location code
8C8P4MV4+GWGeoNames ID
2411478
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