Hesse's Demi Bastion is a demi-bastion in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is part of the Northern Defences of Gibraltar. The bastion forms a link in a chain of fortifications which ascend the lower north-west slopes of the Rock of Gibraltar, below the King's Lines Battery and Bombproof Battery. The Moorish Castle's Tower of Homage is at the top of the same incline.

Hesse's Demi Bastion
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Landport, Gibraltar
Hesse's Demi Bastion as seen from Landport.
TypeDemi-bastion
Site information
OwnerGovernment of Gibraltar

History

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It was originally the Baluado de S. Pedro (St. Peter's Bastion) during the Spanish period prior to the Capture of Gibraltar in 1704 under Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, after whom the bastion is named.[1] The old Spanish bastion was rebuilt and renamed by the British in 1730. In 1762, during the Seven Years' War, it was armed with two 18-pdrs and four 4-pdrs to flank the ditch in front of the Landport Gate. By 1885 the bastion's guns were all 32-pdrs.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Finlayson, Fa (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. ISBN 9781846030161. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  2. ^ Hughes, Quentin; Migos, Athanassios (1995). Strong as the Rock of Gibraltar. Exchange Publications. p. 265.