Forewall Battery
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Forewall Battery is a historic coastal artillery fortification located near Half Moon Battery, forming part of Gibraltar’s extensive defensive works.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal artillery battery
ⓘ
historic military fortification ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
coastal artillery fortification
ⓘ
military history of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery position
ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | Half Moon Battery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | fixed gun emplacement ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Gibraltar’s northern defences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gibraltar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Half Moon Battery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Rock of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| overlooks |
approaches to Gibraltar
ⓘ
surrounding coastline ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gibraltar’s coastal defences
ⓘ
Gibraltar’s extensive defensive works ⓘ Gibraltar’s fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of access to the Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defence of Gibraltar’s harbour approaches
ⓘ
protection against naval attack ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.