Engineer Battery
Engineer Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Napier of Magdala Battery and The Rock.
Napier of Magdala Battery
Fort
Photo: Julo, Public domain.
Napier of Magdala Battery is a former coastal artillery battery on the south-western cliffs of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, overlooking the Bay of Gibraltar.
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.
Gorham’s Cave
Cave
Photo: Gibmetal77, CC BY 3.0.
Gorham's Cave is a sea-level cave in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. 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… Gorham’s Cave is situated 1¼ km east of Engineer Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windmill Hill and South Mole.
Windmill Hill
Locality
Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
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.
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.
Engineer Battery
- Type: Fort
- Description: military facility in Gibraltar
- Categories: artillery battery, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.12339° or 36° 7′ 24″ northLongitude
-5.35441° or 5° 21′ 16″ westOpen location code
8C8P4JFW+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 963314883OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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