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Napier of Magdala Battery
100-Ton Gun
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Rosia Bay, Gibraltar
The 100-ton gun at Napier if Magdala Battery
The 100-ton gun at Napier of Magdala Battery
Rear view of the 100-ton gun
Rear view of the 100-ton gun
Napier of Magdala Battery is located in Gibraltar
Napier of Magdala Battery
Napier of Magdala Battery
Coordinates36°07′22″N 5°21′15″W / 36.1227°N 5.3541°W / 36.1227; -5.3541
TypeCoastal battery
Site information
OwnerGovernment of Gibraltar
Controlled byGibraltar
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionGood
Site history
Built byBritish Government
EventsCalpe Conference (2002)
Garrison information
GarrisonRoyal Gibraltar Regiment

Napier of Magdala Battery is a former coastal artillery battery on the south-western cliffs of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, overlooking the Bay of Gibraltar. It also overlooks Rosia Bay from the north, as does Parson's Lodge Battery from the south.[1] It contains one of two surviving Armstrong 100-ton guns.

  1. ^ Finlayson (2006), p.34.

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