Saluting Battery, Gibraltar
Artillery battery in Gibraltar
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Saluting Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
Opento
thepublicYes
thepublicYes
Coordinates36.132321°N 5.353068°W
| Saluting Battery | |
|---|---|
| Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar | |
| Gibraltar | |
by Thomas Colman Dibdin in 1846 | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Artillery battery |
| Owner | Government of Gibraltar |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Location | |
  Saluting Battery Location in Gibraltar | |
| Coordinates | 36.132321°N 5.353068°W |
Description
The battery was above the Line Wall Curtain in Gibraltar and defended the west side including Gibraltar Harbour. Today the battery has been converted into a promenade.[1] Both Gardiner's Battery and Victoria Battery were higher or retired batteries that fired over the top of Saluting Battery that was on the coast.[2]
