Harding’s Battery

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Harding’s Battery is a historic coastal artillery battery at Europa Point in Gibraltar, built to defend the strategically important entrance to the Mediterranean.

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Harding’s Battery canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal artillery battery ⓘ
historic military fortification ⓘ
access publicly accessible (subject to local regulations) ⓘ
associatedWith Royal Artillery (historical context) ⓘ
Royal Gibraltar Regiment (historical garrison context) ⓘ
linked to: Gibraltar garrison
builtFor coastal defence ⓘ
category coastal artillery in Gibraltar ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
controlledBy British military authorities (historically) ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currentUse heritage and tourism site ⓘ
hasFunction artillery position ⓘ
hasType fixed gun battery ⓘ
hasView Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
heritageStatus historic site ⓘ
locatedIn Gibraltar ⓘ
location Europa Point ⓘ
namedAfter Harding (namesake not specified) ⓘ
near Europa Point Lighthouse ⓘ
Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque ⓘ
southern tip of Gibraltar ⓘ
overlooks Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
partOf Gibraltar’s coastal defence network ⓘ
fortifications of Gibraltar ⓘ
region Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
strategicImportance control of naval access between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
strategicRole defence of entrance to the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
terrain coastal cliff ⓘ
usedFor mounting coastal guns ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Europa Point → hasStructure → Harding’s Battery ⓘ
Europa Point → hasNearbyStructure → Harding’s Battery ⓘ