Spur Battery, Artillery battery in Upper Rock Nature Reserve, Gibraltar.
The artillery battery stands at an elevation of 334 meters, featuring underground facilities including a workshop, shell store, and cartridge storage areas.
Constructed in 1902, Spur Battery contained a 9.2-inch Mark X breech-loading gun that fired against German submarines during World War I in December 1915.
The battery represents Gibraltar's military engineering evolution, with its gun being relocated to the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, England in 1981.
Access to Spur Battery requires navigation of an extremely narrow asphalt road that permits only one vehicle at a time through certain sections.
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment conducted final operations at Spur Battery in the 1970s, firing 29 rounds before the gun's permanent removal.
GPS coordinates: 36.12274,-5.34389
Latest update: March 4, 2025 05:09
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