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Lewis' Battery
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Lewis' Battery is located in GibraltarLewis' BatteryLewis' Battery
Coordinates36°08′27″N 5°20′56″W / 36.1408415°N 5.3489892°W / 36.1408415; -5.3489892
TypeArtillery Battery
Site information
OwnerHM Government of Gibraltar
Controlled byDepartment of the Environment
Open to
the public
No
ConditionDerelict

Lewis' Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Description

During World War II Lewis Battery was the site of two 6 inch guns on the Rock of Gibraltar. These guns could fire over 6,000 yards.

References

  1. ^ Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. Osprey Publishing. p. 36 & 37. ISBN 978-1-84603-016-1. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
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