Half Way Battery
| Half Way Battery | |
|---|---|
| Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar | |
| Gibraltar | |
  Half Way Battery | |
| 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.[1] 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.[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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