Group of three British artillery batteries near Europa Point, Gibraltar.
Europa Advance Batteries were a group of three British artillery batteries in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. They stood east of Europa Advance Road, northwest of Europa Point at Gibraltar’s southern end. The site had earlier Spanish, Moorish and British fortifications, including walls, scarping and other batteries.
Europa Advance Batteries were a group of three artillery batteries in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. They formed part of the Fortifications of Gibraltar and were owned by the Government of Gibraltar. The batteries were located east of Europa Advance Road and northwest of Europa Point, at the southern end of Gibraltar. The group lay north east from Europa Point. Europa had previously been the site of earlier Spanish and Moorish fortifications, as well as fortifications constructed by the British. These included walls, scarping and various batteries. The term “advance” battery is defined in the source as a battery that is outside the main defended area but close enough to receive support from the weapons of the main fortification. Nearby batteries and positions in this fortified area included Europa Pass Battery, Europa Battery, Eliott’s Battery, Harding’s Battery, Half Way Battery, Lighthouse Battery, Lady Louisa’s Battery and Woodford’s Battery. These positions were all supported by a local barracks. The Europa Advance Batteries are categorized among artillery battery fortifications in Gibraltar and are associated with the wider system of the Fortifications of Gibraltar. An image from the 1890s shows Europa Advance, photographed by George Washington Wilson.
