Buena Vista Barracks and Battery
Buena Vista Battery was an artillery battery near the Buena Vista Barracks at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on a slight ridge in front of the nearby Buena Vista Barracks, which was once the base of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Historic site
- Description: near Parson’s Lodge Battery
- Inscription: “Buena Vista Battery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Devil’s Fall Cave and Gorham’s Cave.
Devil’s Fall Cave
Cave
Devil's Fall is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It was a prehistoric shelter and is listed and protected by the Heritage and Antiquities Act 2018.
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 770 metres east of Buena Vista Barracks and Battery.
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.
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.
Buena Vista Barracks and Battery
- Categories: barracks, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.11795° or 36° 7′ 5″ northLongitude
-5.34995° or 5° 20′ 60″ westOpen location code
8C8P4M92+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 492354171OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q12053800
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In Other Languages
“Buena Vista Barracks and Battery” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Cuartel y Bateria Buena Vista”
- Spanish: “Cuartel y Batería Buena Vista”
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Highlights include Buena Vista Barracks and Battery and Europa Waterfall.
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