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284:Strong as the Rock of Gibraltar
451:Wellington Front Demi Bastions
60:1st Europa Battery Right Flank
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779:Princess Caroline's Battery
347:Fortifications of Gibraltar
243:Fa & Finlayson (2006).
39:Fortifications of Gibraltar
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744:Prince Ferdinand's Battery
609:Governor's Lookout Battery
170:British Overseas Territory
794:Queen Charlotte's Battery
769:Princess Amelia's Battery
714:Napier of Magdala Battery
559:Eliott's Practice Battery
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1269:Lines of Contravallation
784:Princess Royal's Battery
764:Prince William's Battery
724:North Mole Elbow Battery
569:Europa Advance Batteries
524:Cumberland Flank Battery
194:Europa Advance Batteries
188:on the west side of the
899:Windmill Hill Batteries
774:Princess Anne's Battery
759:Prince of Wales Battery
749:Prince George's Battery
212:Europa Point Lighthouse
153:Government of Gibraltar
1074:Europa Sunken Magazine
754:Prince Henry's Battery
739:Parson's Lodge Battery
664:Lady Augusta's Battery
649:Jews' Cemetery Battery
544:Devil's Tongue Battery
509:Civil Hospital Battery
118:36.110063°N 5.347708°W
1284:Prince of Wales Lines
1193:Stanley's Clock Tower
1089:Ragged Staff Magazine
1079:Flat Bastion Magazine
1023:Prince Albert's Front
960:Grand Casemates Gates
669:Lady Louisa's Battery
619:Green's Lodge Battery
579:Europa Pass Batteries
529:Detached Mole Battery
519:Crutchett's Batteries
1274:Montagu Counterguard
1234:Chatham Counterguard
970:Prince Edward's Gate
854:St. George's Battery
709:Mount Misery Battery
694:Lord Airey's Battery
659:King's Lines Battery
639:Hayne's Cave Battery
584:Farringdon's Battery
416:Hesse's Demi Bastion
368:Buena Vista Barracks
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1150:Great Siege Tunnels
829:Signal Hill Battery
704:Middle Hill Battery
539:Devil's Gap Battery
388:Retrenched Barracks
373:Defensible Barracks
166:artillery batteries
138:Artillery batteries
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1294:Ragged Staff Guard
1028:Ragged Staff Flank
980:Ragged Staff Gates
909:Zoca Flank Battery
904:Woodford's Battery
889:White Rock Battery
689:Little Bay Battery
684:Lighthouse Battery
594:Gardiner's Battery
549:Edward VII Battery
514:Couvreport Battery
484:Buenavista Battery
479:Bomb Proof Battery
363:Bombproof Barracks
208:Woodford's Battery
201:Charles V of Spain
196:on the east side.
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1008:Line Wall Curtain
879:Waterport Battery
824:Scud Hill Battery
734:Orillon Batteries
634:Harding's Battery
604:Genoese Batteries
504:Catalan Batteries
489:Buffadero Battery
474:Breakneck Battery
469:Alexandra Battery
383:Lathbury Barracks
256:978-1-84603-016-1
216:Harding's Battery
190:Rock of Gibraltar
178:Mediterranean Sea
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819:Saluting Battery
804:Rock Gun Battery
799:Raglan's Battery
729:O'Hara's Battery
719:New Mole Battery
699:Martin's Battery
624:Half Way Battery
574:Europa Batteries
564:Engineer Battery
554:Eliott's Battery
499:Castle Batteries
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950:Barcina Gate
884:West Battery
844:Spur Battery
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220:Bofors 40 mm
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97:Coordinates
1370:Categories
1259:Inundation
1122:South Mole
1117:North Mole
937:City gates
230:References
106:36°06′36″N
1061:Magazines
461:Batteries
174:Gibraltar
109:5°20′52″W
47:Gibraltar
965:Landport
403:Bastions
355:Barracks
304:24 April
262:30 March
186:Camp Bay
37:Part of
1132:Tunnels
1038:Ditches
919:Castles
192:to the
168:in the
1249:Glacis
1239:Flêche
1170:Towers
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1217:Other
1104:Moles
184:from
149:Owner
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