Harding’s Battery
Harding's Battery is a restored artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located at Europa Point and includes the Europa Sunken Magazine that is now used as a visitor centre.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Europa Sports Park and Ibrahim-Al-Ibrahim Mosque.
Europa Sports Park
Stadium
Photo: Vlad Podvorny, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Europa Sports Park is a multi-purpose stadium at Europa Point, Gibraltar. In UEFA matches, the stadium is referred to as Europa Point Stadium. The facility is home to the Gibraltar national rugby union team, as well as other sports such as cricket, darts, gymnastics, squash and more. Europa Sports Park is situated 100 metres northwest of Harding’s Battery.
Ibrahim-Al-Ibrahim Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Atiemann, Public domain.
The Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque, also known as the King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Mosque or the Mosque of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is an Islamic mosque located at Europa Point in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, a peninsula connected to southern Spain. Ibrahim-Al-Ibrahim Mosque is situated 260 metres north of Harding’s Battery.
Europa Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
The Europa Point Lighthouse, also referred to as the Trinity Lighthouse at Europa Point and the Victoria Tower or La Farola in Llanito, is a lighthouse at Europa Point, on the southeastern tip of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula, at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. Europa Point Lighthouse is situated 130 metres east of Harding’s 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. South Mole is situated 3 km northwest of Harding’s Battery.
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. Coaling Island is situated 3 km north of Harding’s Battery.
Harding’s Battery
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: gun battery on the Rock of Gibraltar
- Categories: artillery battery, tourism, historic site, and fort
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.1097° or 36° 6′ 35″ northLongitude
-5.34632° or 5° 20′ 47″ westOperator
Gibraltar Tourist BoardOpen location code
8C8P4M53+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 8791660324OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q12059530
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Harding’s Battery” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ハーディングの砲台”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hardings batteri”
- Norwegian: “Hardings batteri”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sikorski Memorial and Siebe Aerts.
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