Raglan's Battery was an

artillery battery In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit or multiple systems of artillery, mortar systems, rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers, surface-to-surface missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, etc., so grouped to f ...

overlooking the harbour in the

British Overseas Territory The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) or alternatively referred to as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are the fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, ...

Gibraltar Gibraltar ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory and British overseas cities, city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the A ...

. During World War II the Raglan Battery Shelter was here.

Description

Raglan's Battery was one of the first set of retired batteries which were proposed by General Sir John Jones. These "retired" batteries were the first to be set away from the shoreline in order that they could get greater range by taking advantage of the increased altitude of the

Rock of Gibraltar The Rock of Gibraltar (from the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq , meaning "Mountain of Tariq ibn Ziyad, Tariq") is a monolithic limestone mountain high dominating the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. It is situated near the end of a nar ...

. In addition, the batteries were more difficult for the enemy to spot. Jones also recommended similar batteries at the Civil Hospital and the

Jones' Battery Jones' Battery is one of the best preserved of the "retired" artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It was named after Sir John Thomas Jones who once controlled the fortifications here. Description Jones' Battery is c ...

. These must have been a success as a further set were constructed which included

Gardiner's Battery Gardiner's Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is named after the governor Sir Robert Gardiner. Description Gardiner's Battery was part of a second set of retired batteries which were proposed by Ge ...

and eventually led to guns being sited on the very top of the rock. During World War II Raglan Battery Shelter was constructed at this site forming part of the tunnel and underground road known as the Great North Road.

References

Artillery battery fortifications in Gibraltar {{Gibraltar-struct-stub