Devil's Bowling Green Battery
Devil's Bowling Green Battery | |
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Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar | |
Gibraltar | |
Devil's Bowling Green Battery | |
Coordinates | 36°06′56″N 5°21′00″W / 36.11548°N 5.3500°WCoordinates: 36°06′56″N 5°21′00″W / 36.11548°N 5.3500°W |
Type | Artillery Battery |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Devil's Bowling Green Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.[1] In 1859 the battery had two guns that looked over . This battery was on the shoreline but it was overlooked by the Buena Vista Battery and the seven guns of the Europa Pass Battery[2]
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.
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- Batteries in Gibraltar
- Gibraltarian building and structure stubs