Rock Battery

Rock Battery is a fort in Gibraltar. Rock Battery is situated nearby to the fort Rock Gun Battery, as well as near the hamlet East Side.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rock Gun Battery and Moorish Castle.

Rock Gun Battery

Fort

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.

Moorish Castle

Castle

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. Moorish Castle is situated 660 metres west of Rock Battery.

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 at the Strait of Gibraltar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Side and Ocean Village.

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.

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 residential apartments, marina berths, and business accommodation.

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.

Rock Battery

Type: Fort
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

36.14277° or 36° 8′ 34″ north

Longitude

-5.34295° or 5° 20′ 35″ west

Elevation

402 metres (1,319 feet)

Open location code

8C8P4MV4+4R

GeoNames ID

2411485

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