Hutment Battery | |
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Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar | |
Gibraltar | |
Type | Artillery Battery |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Hutment Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The battery got its name from its proximity the military hutment area near Bleak House. In 1878, the battery mounted an RML 12.5-inch 38-ton gun.
References
- Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-016-1. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- Hutment Battery, Pink Routes, 23 December 2020, retrieved 5 January 2024
Publications
- Hughes, Quentin & Migos, Athanassios, 1995. Strong as the Rock of Gibraltar, Exchange Publications, Gibraltar
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