Prince Ferdinand's Battery Explained

Prince Ferdinand's Battery
Map Type:Gibraltar
Map Size:300
Coordinates:36.1322°N -5.3489°W

Prince Ferdinand's Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Today the area is known as the Apes' Den and is the main location for tourists to see Barbary macaques in Gibraltar.[1]

Description

The battery which is now much better known as Apes' Den is located at the base of the upper section of Charles V Wall within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve where it is breached by Queen's Gate.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Fa & Finlayson. The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. 1 April 2013. 2006. Osprey Publishing. 978-1-84603-016-1. 57.