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Buena Vista Barracks and Battery information


Buena Vista Battery
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Buena Vista in Gibraltar
Buena Vista Battery
Buena Vista Battery is located in Gibraltar
Buena Vista Battery
Buena Vista Battery
Location within Gibraltar
Coordinates36°07′05″N 5°21′00″W / 36.117986°N 5.349997°W / 36.117986; -5.349997
TypeCoastal artillery battery
Site information
OwnerGovernment of Gibraltar
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionAbandoned
Site history
Built byUK Ministry of Defence
Garrison information
GarrisonRoyal Gibraltar Regiment

Buena Vista Battery was an artillery battery near the Buena Vista Barracks at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on a slight ridge in front of the nearby Buena Vista Barracks, which was once the base of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment.[1]

  1. ^ Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068–1945. Osprey Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-84603-016-1. Retrieved 30 March 2013.

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