Casemates Rank

Places of Interest Nearby

Grand Casemates Square

Photo: Clare Wilkinson, CC BY 2.0.

Grand Casemates Square is the larger of the two main squares within the city centre of Gibraltar. The square takes its name from the British-built Grand Casemates, a casemate and bombproof barracks at the northern end of the square completed in 1817.

Grand Casemates Gates

City gate

Photo: certo, CC BY 2.0.

Grand Casemates Gates, formerly Waterport Gate, provide an entrance from the northwest to the old, fortified portion of the city of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at Grand Casemates Square.

Montagu Bastion

Fort

Photo: Toromedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Montagu Bastion is one of many bastions which were designed to protect Gibraltar. Montagu was joined to Orange Bastion by a curtain wall known as Montagu Curtain and this bastion was protected by the Montagu Counterguard. Montagu Bastion is situated 100 metres west of Casemates Rank.

Places in the Area

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.

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.

Casemates Rank

Satellite Map

Notable Places Nearby

Nearby Places

Curious Taxicab Stands to Discover

• Deutsch
• Español
• Français
• Português