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Jones’ Battery

Jones' Battery is one of the best preserved of the "retired" artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of . It was named after Sir John Thomas Jones who once controlled the fortifications here.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: artillery battery in Gibraltar
  • Also known as: “Jones‘ Battery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gibraltar International Airport and Tunnels of Gibraltar.

Aerodrome
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY 3.0.
, previously known as North Front Airport, is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of .

The were constructed over the course of nearly 200 years, principally by the British Army. Within a land area of only 2.6 square miles, has around 34 miles of tunnels, nearly twice the length of its entire road network. is situated 140 metres northeast of Jones’ Battery.

Fort
Photo: Gibmetal77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Queen Charlotte's Battery is a 1727 artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moorish Castle and Ocean Village.

Neighborhood
Photo: James Cridland, CC BY 2.0.
The is the name given to a medieval fortification in comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mixed-use marina, residential, business, and leisure development in , in the North end of the Iberian peninsula. The project features 316 residential apartments, over 250 marina berths and extensive business accommodation.

Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing in , on the eastern side of away from Westside.

Jones’ Battery

Latitude
36.14332° or 36° 8′ 36″ north
Longitude
-5.34999° or 5° 21′ west
Open location code
8C8P4MV2+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8807359662
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q15229717
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