Jews‘ Cemetery Battery
Jews' Cemetery Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Fort
- Description: former British military unit in Gibraltar
- Also known as: “Jews’ Cemetery Battery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gorham’s Cave and Jews‘ Gate Cemetery.
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 340 metres east of Jews‘ Cemetery Battery.
Jews‘ Gate Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jews' Gate Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located on Windmill Hill within a nature reserve in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Also known as the Windmill Hill Cemetery, it is the site of the earliest known Jewish burials in Gibraltar.
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-kilometre-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.
Jews‘ Cemetery Battery
- Categories: military base, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.12058° or 36° 7′ 14″ northLongitude
-5.34584° or 5° 20′ 45″ westOpen location code
8C8P4MC3+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 951524179OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q16850178
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In Other Languages
“Jews‘ Cemetery Battery” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Batería Cementerio Judío”
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Highlights include George’s Bottom Cave and HM Prison Windmill Hill.
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