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Half Way Battery
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Half Way Battery is located in Gibraltar
Half Way Battery
Half Way Battery
TypeArtillery Battery
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Site history
Built byBritish

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

  1. ^ Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-016-1. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. ^ "1859 Map of the Fortifications of Gibraltar". UK National Archives MPH 1/23. Retrieved 14 May 2013.