O’Hara’s Battery

O'Hara's Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of . It is located at the highest point of the , near the southern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, in close proximity to .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: artillery battery in Gibraltar
  • Also known as: “Torre de O’hara”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Rock and Gorham’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
Photo: Gibmetal77, CC BY 3.0.
Gorham's Cave is a sea-level cave in the British overseas territory of . Though not a sea cave, it is often mistaken for one. Considered to be one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe, the cave gives its name to the Gorham's… is situated 380 metres south of O’Hara’s Battery.

Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
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 340 metres northwest of O’Hara’s 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
Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

O’Hara’s Battery

Latitude
36.1238° or 36° 7′ 26″ north
Longitude
-5.343° or 5° 20′ 35″ west
Elevation
287 metres (942 feet)
Open location code
8C8P4MF4+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8807220744
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2411504
Wiki­data ID
Q7071807
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In Other Languages

“O’Hara’s Battery” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “オハラ砲台”

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