Half Way Battery | |
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Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar | |
Gibraltar | |
Coordinates | 36°06′47″N 5°20′37″W / 36.113°N 5.3435°W |
Type | Artillery Battery |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Site history | |
Built by | British |
Half Way Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The battery was on the coast on the eastern side of the isthmus just north of Europa Point Lighthouse. In 1859 there were two guns.
References
- ^ Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-016-1. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "1859 Map of the Fortifications of Gibraltar". UK National Archives MPH 1/23. Retrieved 14 May 2013.