Princess Caroline’s Battery
Eighteenth-century artillery battery on the Upper Rock that houses the Military Heritage Centre with weapons, shells and relics from the 1700s to today.
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About the museum
Princess Caroline’s Battery was built in 1732 and named after the third daughter of King George II. It saw action during the Great Siege of Gibraltar and had to be repaired afterwards. By 1871 it carried a 9-inch rifled muzzle-loading gun on an Elswick Ordnance Company carriage and platform, and in 1905 the battery was rebuilt to take a 6-inch Mark VII gun mounted on top of the magazine.
Today the battery houses the Military Heritage Centre. Its displays bring together relics from the eighteenth century to the present day, including weapons, shells and other artefacts that illustrate the long military history of the Rock. The centre lies inside the Upper Rock Nature Reserve and is covered by the Reserve ticket.
Highlights
- Battery dating from 1732 with later gun emplacements
- Weapons, shells and artefacts from the 18th century to today
- Position of a 6-inch Mark VII gun installed in 1905
- Operated by
- Gibraltar Nature Reserve (Department of the Environment, HM Government of Gibraltar)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | £30 |
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| Children & teens | £22free up to age 4 · Children aged 5 to 11 pay £22; anyone over 11 pays the adult price. |
Admission is included in the Upper Rock Nature Reserve ticket (adult £30, child aged 5 to 11 £22, free for children aged 4 and under), which is valid for the whole day and covers all the attractions in the Reserve. Holders of the Gibraltar red ID card and currently serving members of the British Armed Forces enter free. Tickets are sold at the Reserve entrances (Moorish Castle, Jews’ Gate, Devil’s Gap) and at the Market Place bus station.
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Willis’s Road terminus (bus 1) · 5-min walk
Bus 1 runs from the Market Place terminus to the Willis’s Road terminus; the Reserve entrance at the Moorish Castle is a short walk up the road.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
Only locally registered vehicles (and vehicles displaying a Blue Badge) may enter the Nature Reserve.
On foot, the walk from Casemates Square takes about 15 to 20 minutes; follow the signs to the Moorish Castle. Reserve tickets can also be combined with a cable car ride (the top station is currently closed for refurbishment).
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