Eliott's Battery | |
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Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar | |
Europa Flats in Gibraltar | |
Coordinates | 36°06′43″N 5°21′00″W / 36.111987°N 5.350112°W |
Type | Artillery battery |
Site information | |
Owner | Government of Gibraltar |
Open to the public | Yes |
Condition | Mostly built over |
Site history | |
Built by | UK Ministry of Defence |
Eliott's Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.[1] The battery is located in front of the Officer's Barracks at Europa Flats between Prince George's Battery and Woodford's Battery.[2] The battery is named after George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, Governor of Gibraltar 1777–1790.
References
[edit]- ^ Fa, Darren; Finlayson, Clive (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-016-1. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "'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.