Prince George's Battery

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Prince George's Battery
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Europa Flats in  Gibraltar
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Prince George's Battery
Location within Gibraltar
Coordinates 36°06′51″N5°20′59″W / 36.114033°N 5.34961°W / 36.114033; -5.34961
Type Artillery battery
Site information
Owner Government of Gibraltar
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionMostly built over
Site history
Built by UK Ministry of Defence

Prince George's Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. [1] The battery is located at Europa Flats just north of Eliott's Battery. [2]

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References

  1. Fa, Darren; Finlayson, Clive (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84603-016-1 . Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. "'Gibraltar': plan showing naval and military establishments, bastions, batteries and other defence works, magazines. Scale: 6 inches to 2,400 feet". UK National Archives MPH 1/23. Retrieved 4 February 2014.