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Montagu Bastion

The Montagu Bastion is one of many bastions which were designed to protect . Montagu was joined to by a curtain wall known as Montagu Curtain and this bastion was protected by the Montagu Counterguard.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Toromedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: Bastion in Gibraltar
  • Also known as: “Plataforma de San Andrés”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gibraltar International Airport and Grand Casemates Gates.

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

City gate
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, formerly Waterport Gate, provide an entrance from the northwest to the old, fortified portion of the city of the British Overseas Territory of , at . is situated 130 metres northeast of Montagu Bastion.

Fort
Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is one of the many bastions in the British Overseas Territory of , which served to protect it against its many sieges. It is located along the Line Wall Curtain and was built to protect Gibraltar Harbour against enemy attack. is situated 130 metres south of Montagu Bastion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ocean Village and Moorish Castle.

Neighborhood
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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.

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.

Locality
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is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of . It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones.

Montagu Bastion

Latitude
36.14481° or 36° 8′ 41″ north
Longitude
-5.35431° or 5° 21′ 16″ west
Open location code
8C8P4JVW+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 951936002
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q6904052
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Montagu Bastion”. Photo: Toromedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.