Lewis' Battery | |
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Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar | |
Gibraltar | |
Lewis' Battery | |
Coordinates | 36°08′27″N 5°20′56″W / 36.1408415°N 5.3489892°W |
Type | Artillery Battery |
Site information | |
Owner | HM Government of Gibraltar |
Controlled by | Department of the Environment |
Open to the public | No |
Condition | Derelict |
Lewis' Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.[1]
Description
During World War II Lewis Battery was the site of two 6 inch guns on the Rock of Gibraltar. These guns could fire over 6,000 yards.[1]
References
- 1 2 Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. Osprey Publishing. p. 36 & 37. ISBN 978-1-84603-016-1. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
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