Hutment Battery

An artillery battery in Southern Gibraltar

Hutment Battery
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
TypeArtillery Battery
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OwnerMinistry of Defence

Hutment Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.[1] The battery got its name from its proximity the military hutment area near Bleak House. In 1878, the battery mounted an RML 12.5-inch 38-ton gun. [2]

References

  1. ^ Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-016-1. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. ^ Hutment Battery, Pink Routes, 23 December 2020, retrieved 5 January 2024

Publications

  • Hughes, Quentin & Migos, Athanassios, 1995. Strong as the Rock of Gibraltar, Exchange Publications, Gibraltar
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