King’s Lines

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King’s Lines is a historic defensive fortification on the Rock of Gibraltar, built into its northern face to protect the territory from land-based attacks.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
King’s Lines canonical 3
King’s Lines (Gibraltar) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site ⓘ
defensive fortification ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ
access Northern Defences tunnels ⓘ
linked to: Great Siege Tunnels
builtFor defence of the northern approach to Gibraltar ⓘ
constructionMaterial stone ⓘ
controlledBy British garrison of Gibraltar ⓘ
linked to: Gibraltar garrison

Gibraltar Garrison ⓘ
linked to: Gibraltar garrison
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currentStatus preserved historic fortification ⓘ
currentUse heritage and military history site ⓘ
faces north ⓘ
followsTerrainOf natural line of cliff on the north face of the Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ
hasFunction land-based defence ⓘ
protection of Gibraltar from Spanish mainland ⓘ
hasPart King’s Lines Battery ⓘ
King’s Lines communication trenches ⓘ
covered way ⓘ
embrasures ⓘ
parapets ⓘ
traverses ⓘ
heritageDesignation Class A listed building (Gibraltar) ⓘ
locatedIn Gibraltar ⓘ
northern face of the Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ
locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ
namedAfter the monarch of Great Britain ⓘ
near Landport Front ⓘ
linked to: Landport

Prince’s Lines ⓘ
Queen’s Lines ⓘ
overlooks isthmus between Gibraltar and Spain ⓘ
partOf Fortifications of Gibraltar ⓘ
Gibraltar’s UNESCO World Heritage nomination context (Fortifications of Gibraltar) ⓘ
Northern Defences of Gibraltar ⓘ
periodOfUse 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ
significance example of cliff‑top linear fortification ⓘ
key element of Gibraltar’s landward defences ⓘ
significantEvent used during the Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783) ⓘ
strategicRole first line of defence against land assaults on Gibraltar ⓘ
usedFor defence against land attacks from the isthmus ⓘ
visibleFrom Spanish side of the isthmus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

fortifications of Gibraltar → hasPart → King’s Lines ⓘ
Queen’s Lines → connectedTo → King’s Lines ⓘ
Prince’s Lines → adjacentTo → King’s Lines ⓘ
North Bastion → hasNearbyStructure → King’s Lines (Gibraltar) ⓘ
linked to: King’s Lines