Hanover Battery
Hanover Battery was an artillery battery on the north west part of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The battery is casemated. Beneath the battery was a tunnel known as Hanover Gallery.
| Hanover Battery | |
|---|---|
| Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar | |
| Gibraltar | |
Hanover battery by George Washington Wilson | |
"The Northern Defences" of Gibraltar including A Castle Communication, B Castle Batteries, C Princes Gallery, D Bombproof Barracks, E Forbes' Battery. Also Hanover Battery, a nearby Magazine, Kings, Princes and Queen's Lines and galleries. | |
| Coordinates | 36°08′41″N 5°21′01″W |
| Type | Artillery Battery |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Site history | |
| Battles/wars | Great Siege of Gibraltar |
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