Historic artillery battery in Gibraltar’s Upper Rock Nature Reserve, now Scout camp.
Governor's Lookout Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, off Signal Station Road in the Upper Rock Nature Reserve. It once mounted powerful 9.2-inch guns covering Spain and the Bay of Gibraltar. The last gun was removed in 1940, and the site now serves as a Scout camp.
Governor's Lookout Battery is an artillery battery forming part of the Fortifications of Gibraltar in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It lies off Signal Station Road within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve on the Rock of Gibraltar. The position is considered the likely site of Governor of Gibraltar General George Augustus Eliott’s observation post during the Great Siege of Gibraltar, when the territory faced repeated sieges. From this location the battery had a commanding view over the Bay of Gibraltar to the west and Spain to the north. The battery was originally built to take one 9.2 inch breechloading gun Mk VI, intended to bear on both the land batteries in Spain and targets over the Bay of Gibraltar at a range of 10,000 yards. In 1886 it mounted one 9 inch rifled muzzle-loading gun. By July 1904 it was intended to carry four Mk IV 9.2 inch guns, but instead one Mk X gun on a Mk V mounting was installed. The last gun was removed in 1940 during World War II. Today, Governor's Lookout Battery is controlled by the Gibraltar Scouts Association and is used as their local Scout Camp.
