Eliott's Battery Explained

Eliott's Battery
Partof:Fortifications of Gibraltar
Location:Europa Flats
Country:Gibraltar
Type:Artillery battery
Coordinates:36.112°N -5.3501°W
Pushpin Map:Gibraltar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Gibraltar
Ownership:Government of Gibraltar
Open To Public:Yes
Condition:Mostly built over

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Darren. Fa. Darren Fa. Clive. Finlayson. Clive Finlayson. The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. 4 April 2013. 2006. Osprey Publishing. 978-1-84603-016-1.
  2. Web site: '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. 4 February 2014.