Prince’s Lines
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Prince’s Lines are a historic defensive fortification carved into the northern face of the Rock of Gibraltar, designed to protect the territory from land-based attacks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince’s Lines canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive fortification
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ |
| accessedFrom | northern slopes of the Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
King’s Lines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen’s Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | British military engineers ⓘ |
| category |
coastal fortifications in Gibraltar
ⓘ
military history of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| constructedAs | rock-cut defensive line ⓘ |
| controlledBy | British Army (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | historic site ⓘ |
| defends | North Front of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedTo | protect Gibraltar from land-based attacks ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| faces | Spanish mainland ⓘ |
| follows | line of the North Front of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | Jurassic limestone of the Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
artillery positions
ⓘ
communication galleries ⓘ musketry positions ⓘ parapets ⓘ traverses ⓘ |
| hasViewOver | Spanish Lines area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Gibraltar’s historic fortifications ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Rock of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSideOf | northern face of the Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| material | limestone rock ⓘ |
| namedAfter | a British prince ⓘ |
| openToPublic | partially ⓘ |
| overlooks | isthmus connecting Gibraltar to Spain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fortifications of Gibraltar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Defences of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ landward defences of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | landward defence ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
deny enemy approach along the isthmus
ⓘ
flank attackers on the landward side ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Great Siege of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.