Southport Gates
Southport Gates | |
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Puerta de África | |
Part of City Gates | |
Site information | |
Owner | Government of Gibraltar |
Open to the public | Yes |
Condition | Good |
Site history | |
Built | 1552, 1883, 1967 |
The Southport Gates are three
Description
The Southport Gates are Gibraltar, the British Overseas Territory at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula.[1][2]
The gates are located in the Charles V Wall, one of the early fortifications of Gibraltar that defended the former southern limit of the city.
Southport Gate
The Southport Gate (pictured at right), formerly known as the Africa Gate, was the earliest of the trio of gates in the Charles V Wall.
New Southport Gate
The centre gate was constructed in 1883.
Referendum Gate
The third gate, named Referendum Gate (pictured below and at right), is the widest of the three gates.
Gibraltar National Day, an annual holiday held every 10 September in Gibraltar, also commemorates the referendum of 10 September 1967 in which more than 99% of the votes cast rejected annexation by Spain, favouring the British status quo. The holiday was first celebrated in 1992, the 25th anniversary of the first sovereignty referendum.[18][19]
Gallery
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Referendum Gate
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Trafalgar Cemetery, east of Southport Gates
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Fountain at Southport Gates
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RML 10 inch 18 ton gun, Southport Gates
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Tampion inRML 10 inch 18 ton gun
References
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- ^ a b c "Historical Gibraltar Attractions (continued)". gibraltarinformation.com. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ Bethune, John Drinkwater (1786). A history of the late siege of Gibraltar (2 ed.). pp. 27–28. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Map of the Southport Gates". maps.google.com. Google Maps. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Traffic Note". gibraltar.gov.gi. Government of Gibraltar. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ ISBN 9781846030161. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Gates & Fortifications". aboutourrock.com. About Our Rock. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "The People of Gibraltar - 1740 - Skinner's Moorish Wall". Neville Chipulina. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Gates, Walls & Fortifications". Gibraltar Discover Pocket Guide. Discover Pocket Guide(s) Gibraltar Ltd.: 31 July 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Gilbard, Lieutenant Colonel George James (1888). A popular history of Gibraltar, its institutions, and its neighbourhood on both sides of the straits, and a guide book to their principal places and objects of interest. Garrison Library. pp. 57–58. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Trafalgar Cemetery". Gibraltar Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d "The New Look at Old Southport Ditch". Gibraltar Chronicle. 11 October 2011. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "General Information". docs.google.com. Gibraltar Tourist Board. p. 18. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Gibraltar National Day". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Gibraltar Celebrates 20th National Day". yourgibraltartv.com. Your Gibraltar TV. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.