Pair of historic artillery batteries defending Gibraltar’s southern land front.
The Genoese Batteries are two artillery batteries in Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory. Known as the Upper and Lower Genoese Batteries, they formed part of the Fortifications of Gibraltar, defending the south front alongside Flat Bastion, South Bastion, Prince Ferdinand's Battery and Healy's Mortar. They are owned by the Government of Gibraltar.
The Genoese Batteries are a pair of artillery batteries that form part of the Fortifications of Gibraltar in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. These gun positions defended the south front of Gibraltar together with Flat Bastion, South Bastion, Prince Ferdinand's Battery and Healy's Mortar, forming a connected defensive system on this side of the Rock. The positions were originally constructed either by the Moors or by the Spanish. In the eighteenth century they were further developed by the British, who added to the existing works. The Upper Genoese Battery was originally known as the Reduto de San Agustin, while the Lower Genoese Battery was called the Reduto de San Philipe, reflecting earlier naming under previous rulers. Both batteries are classed as artillery batteries and are located within Gibraltar, with the Upper Genoese Battery explicitly recorded at geographic coordinates given in official sources. They are part of the wider historic fortifications that encircle Gibraltar. Ownership of the Genoese Batteries rests with the Government of Gibraltar. Together, their layered construction history and role within the southern defences illustrate the succession of Moorish, Spanish and British military engineering on this strategically important peninsula.
