Devil's Tongue Battery
Devil's Tongue Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The battery could overlook the harbour but the remains are now surrounded by reclaimed land.
| Devil's Tongue Battery | |
|---|---|
| Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar | |
| Gibraltar | |
View of the brick and limestone embrasures that were once part of this coastal battery (showing the extent of more recent land reclamation on either side) | |
Devil's Tongue Battery as depicted in the scale Model of Gibraltar (1865) (now at the Gibraltar Museum | |
Devil's Tongue Battery | |
| Coordinates | 36.146346°N 5.355299°W |
| Type | Artillery Battery |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Mostly private being occupied by a garden centre/florist |
| Controlled by | Gibral-Flora |
| Open to the public | Can be viewed from the outside |
| Site history | |
| Materials | Brick Limestone |
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