Princess Anne’s Battery
Princess Anne's Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on Willis's Plateau at the northern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, below Princess Caroline's Battery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gibraltar International Airport and Forbes’ Quarry.
Gibraltar International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY 3.0.
Gibraltar International Airport, previously known as North Front Airport, is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
Forbes’ Quarry
Archaeological site
Photo: AquilaGib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forbes' Quarry is located on the northern face of the Rock of Gibraltar within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Forbes’ Quarry is situated 110 metres northeast of Princess Anne’s Battery.
Princess Royal’s Battery
Fort
Princess Royal's Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on Willis's Plateau at the northern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, just southeast of Princess Anne's Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moorish Castle and Ocean Village.
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.
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.
Princess Anne’s Battery
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar
- Categories: artillery battery, tourism, historic site, and fort
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.14597° or 36° 8′ 46″ northLongitude
-5.34679° or 5° 20′ 48″ westElevation
402 metres (1,319 feet)Open location code
8C8P4MW3+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 8808449601OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2411495Wikidata ID
Q181405
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Princess Anne’s Battery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “安妮公主炮台”
- French: “Princess Anne’s Battery”
- Indonesian: “Princess Anne’s Battery”
- Spanish: “Batería de la Princesa Ana”
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