Edward VII Battery
| Edward VII Battery | |
|---|---|
| Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar | |
| Windmill Hill, Gibraltar | |
|
Edward VII Battery showing one of its two 9.2 inch breech-loader | |
  Edward VII Battery | |
| Coordinates | 36°06′58″N 5°20′50″W / 36.116201°N 5.347323°W |
| Type | Artillery Battery |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Controlled by | Ministry of Defence |
| Open to the public | No |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Royal Gibraltar Regiment |
Edward VII Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
Description
At the end of the nineteenth century Edward VII Battery had two 9.2 inch guns which were part of fourteen available for long range bombardment. These guns could fire across the Straits of Gibraltar including hitting shipping on the coast of Morocco.[1]
References
- ↑ Fa, Darren; Finlayson, Clive (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar : 1068-1945 (1. publ. in Great Britain. ed.). Oxford [u.a.]: Osprey. p. 36. ISBN 9781846030161.
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