Harding’s Battery
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Harding’s Battery is a historic coastal artillery battery at Europa Point in Gibraltar, built to defend the strategically important entrance to the Mediterranean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harding’s Battery canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal artillery battery
ⓘ
historic military fortification ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible (subject to local regulations) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Royal Regiment of Artillery
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Artillery (historical context)
Gibraltar garrison ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Gibraltar Regiment (historical garrison context)
|
| builtFor | coastal defence ⓘ |
| category | coastal artillery in Gibraltar ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British Army general staff
ⓘ
surface form:
British military authorities (historically)
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | heritage and tourism site ⓘ |
| hasFunction | artillery position ⓘ |
| hasType | fixed gun battery ⓘ |
| hasView |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gibraltar ⓘ |
| location | Europa Point ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harding (namesake not specified) ⓘ |
| near |
Europa Point Lighthouse
ⓘ
Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque ⓘ southern tip of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| overlooks | Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gibraltar’s coastal defence network
ⓘ
fortifications of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of naval access between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| strategicRole | defence of entrance to the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| terrain | coastal cliff ⓘ |
| usedFor | mounting coastal guns ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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