Signal Hill Battery, Gibraltar

Signal Hill Battery
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Old Ordnance Survey map depicting Signal Hill Battery with superimposed red area showing the footprint of the Gibraltar Cable Car top station
Remains of the Nissen hut within the battery's tunnel
Signal Hill Battery is located in Gibraltar
Signal Hill Battery
Signal Hill Battery
Coordinates36°08′04″N 5°20′45″W / 36.134307°N 5.345732°W / 36.134307; -5.345732
TypeArtillery battery
Site information
OwnerGovernment of Gibraltar
ConditionBuilt upon
Site history
Built1727

Signal Hill Battery or Signal Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The battery was mounted high on the rock.[1] Little remains today as the Gibraltar Cable Car top station was built on the site of the old battery.

  1. ^ Ehlen, Judy; Harmon, Russell S. (2001). The Environmental Legacy of Military Operations. Geological Society of America. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-8137-4114-7. Retrieved 29 March 2013.