Orange Bastion
| Orange Bastion | |
|---|---|
| Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar | |
| Line Wall Curtain, Line Wall Road, Gibraltar | |
 Eastern façade of Orange Bastion on Line Wall Road. | |
 Sign on the façade | |
  Orange Bastion | |
| Coordinates | 36°08′36″N 5°21′16″W / 36.143455°N 5.354505°W |
| Type | Bastion |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Government of Gibraltar |
The Orange Bastion is one of the many
History
Named after King of England, William of Orange, this small asymmetric bastion was rebuilt by the British on the site of an older and larger Spanish bastion along the Line Wall Curtain. In 1758 the main face of the bastion held six guns intended to defend the Old Mole firing out to ships 600–700 yards (550–640 m) away.[1]
During the
In the 1790s, Sir
By 1834 there were eleven guns and later two larger
Between 2006 and 2008 the bastion was subject to major restoration work as part of the Government of Gibraltar's city walls walk scheme As part of the restoration works, two Victorian RML guns from the nearby King's Bastion were relocated here.[4]
The curtain between Montagu and the Chatham Counterguard was breached to allow access for new apartments. A relatively modern commercial building now sits on top of the walls of the counterguard.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "City Walls". Visit Gibraltar. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ ISBN 9781846030161.
- ^ "Government of Gibraltar Press Release". Panorama. 22 July 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Restoring Orange Bastion". Vox. 2 September 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Montagu Bastion, Montagu Counterguard, Montagu Curtain ..." DiscoverGibraltar.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
