Hesse's Demi Bastion
Hesse's Demi Bastion is a demi-bastion in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is part of the Northern Defences of Gibraltar. The bastion forms a link in a chain of fortifications which ascend the lower north-west slopes of the Rock of Gibraltar, below the King's Lines Battery and Bombproof Battery. The Moorish Castle's Tower of Homage is at the top of the same incline.
| Hesse's Demi Bastion | |
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| Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar | |
| Landport, Gibraltar | |
 Hesse's Demi Bastion as seen from Landport. | |
| Type | Demi-bastion |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Government of Gibraltar |
History
It was originally the Baluado de S. Pedro (St. Peter's Bastion) during the Spanish period prior to the Capture of Gibraltar in 1704 under Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, after whom the bastion is named.[1] The old Spanish bastion was rebuilt and renamed by the British in 1730. In 1762, during the Seven Years' War, it was armed with two 18-pdrs and four 4-pdrs to flank the ditch in front of the Landport Gate. By 1885 the bastion's guns were all 32-pdrs.[2]
References
- Finlayson, Fa (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. ISBN 9781846030161. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- Hughes, Quentin; Migos, Athanassios (1995). Strong as the Rock of Gibraltar. Exchange Publications. p. 265.
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