Saluting Battery, Gibraltar
Saluting Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
| Saluting Battery | |
|---|---|
| Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar | |
| Gibraltar | |
 by Thomas Colman Dibdin in 1846 | |
  Saluting Battery | |
| Coordinates | 36.132321°N 5.353068°W |
| Type | Artillery Battery |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Government of Gibraltar |
| Open to the public | Yes |
Description
The battery was above the Line Wall Curtain in Gibraltar and defended the west side including Gibraltar Harbour. Today the battery has been converted into a promenade.[1] Both Gardiner's Battery and Victoria Battery were higher or retired batteries that fired over the top of Saluting Battery that was on the coast.[2]
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References
- Finlayson, Darren Fa & Clive (2006). The fortifications of Gibraltar : 1068-1945 (1. publ. in Great Britain. ed.). Oxford [u.a.]: Osprey. p. 56. ISBN 9781846030161.
- "1859 Map of the Fortifications of Gibraltar". UK National Archives MPH 1/23. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
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