Hayne’s Cave Battery
Hayne's Cave Battery is the remains of two gun positions that made up an artillery battery on the west side of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar at Hayne's Cave. Gun emplacements can still be visited at this cave.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Rock and Rooke 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. It is situated near the end of a narrow 9 kilometres -long promontory stretching due south into the Mediterranean Sea and is located within the British territory of Gibraltar.
Rooke Battery
Fort
Great North Road
The Great North Road is a large road tunnel in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It was constructed by the British military during World War II inside the Rock of Gibraltar and remains property of the Ministry of Defence to this day. Great North Road is situated 130 metres southwest of Hayne’s Cave Battery.Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Side and Coaling Island.
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.
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.
South Mole
Locality
Photo: Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0.
The South Mole is a breakwater located in the southern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula.
Hayne’s Cave Battery
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: gun battery on the Rock of Gibraltar
- Categories: artillery battery, tourism, historic site, and fort
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.12996° or 36° 7′ 48″ northLongitude
-5.34764° or 5° 20′ 52″ westElevation
448 metres (1,470 feet)Open location code
8C8P4MH2+XWOpenStreetMap ID
node 8807220754OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2411561Wikidata ID
Q12059720
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