Devil's Bowling Green Battery

Devil's Bowling Green Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.[1] In 1859 the battery had two guns that looked over Little Bay. This battery was on the shoreline but it was overlooked by the Buena Vista Battery and the seven guns of the Europa Pass Battery[2]

Devil's Bowling Green Battery
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Devil's Bowling Green Battery
Coordinates36.11548°N 5.3500°W / 36.11548; -5.3500
TypeArtillery Battery
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence

References

  1. Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-016-1. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. "1859 Map of the Fortifications of Gibraltar". UK National Archives MPH 1/23. Retrieved 14 May 2013.


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