Hanover Battery
Hanover Battery was a casemated artillery battery on the north west part of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Beneath the battery was a tunnel known as Hanover Gallery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gibraltar International Airport and Landport.
Gibraltar International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY 3.0.
Gibraltar International Airport, previously known as North Front Airport, is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
Landport
City gate
Photo: jamescridland, CC BY 2.0.
The Landport is a gate into the territory of Gibraltar. It was originally the only entrance to the fortification from the land and so was heavily fortified and guarded. Landport is situated 110 metres northwest of Hanover Battery.
Couvreport Battery
Fort
Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY 3.0.
Couvreport Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moorish Castle and Ocean Village.
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.
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.
Hanover Battery
- Type: Fort
- Description: former artillery battery in Gibraltar
- Categories: military base, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.14467° or 36° 8′ 41″ northLongitude
-5.35041° or 5° 21′ 2″ westOpen location code
8C8P4JVX+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 8953743213OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q12059490
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