O’Hara’s Battery

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O’Hara’s Battery is a historic coastal artillery battery in Gibraltar, known for its strategic position overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar and its role in the territory’s military defenses.

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O’Hara’s Battery canonical 3

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal artillery battery ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ
accessibleFrom Upper Rock area of Gibraltar ⓘ
armamentRole long-range artillery fire ⓘ
armamentType heavy coastal guns ⓘ
associatedWith British coastal artillery ⓘ
Gibraltar’s military history ⓘ
builtFor coastal artillery ⓘ
defense of Gibraltar ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currentUse tourist attraction ⓘ
viewpoint ⓘ
elevation near the summit of the Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
feature concrete platforms ⓘ
gun emplacements ⓘ
underground structures ⓘ
function guard entrance to Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
protect shipping lanes ⓘ
governedBy Government of Gibraltar ⓘ
heritageStatus historic military site ⓘ
locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ
location Gibraltar ⓘ
namedAfter Charles O’Hara ⓘ
linked to: Charles O'Hara

Governor of Gibraltar Charles O’Hara ⓘ
near O’Hara’s Point ⓘ
other Upper Rock batteries ⓘ
overlooks Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
partOf Gibraltar’s coastal defenses ⓘ
Gibraltar’s fortifications ⓘ
region Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
strategicImportance control of access between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
tourismCategory military heritage tourism ⓘ
usedBy British Army ⓘ
Royal Artillery ⓘ
viewOf Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
coast of North Africa ⓘ

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Upper Rock area → contains → O’Hara’s Battery ⓘ
fortifications of Gibraltar → hasPart → O’Hara’s Battery ⓘ
Gibraltar fortress artillery → notableSite → O’Hara’s Battery ⓘ