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Garden Battery
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Garden Battery is an artillery battery in Sliema, Malta. It was built by the British between 1889 and 1894. The battery is located at Tigné Point, between Cambridge Battery and Fort Tigné.
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Garden Battery | |
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Tigné Point, Sliema, Malta | |
![]() Gun emplacement at Garden Battery in 2013 | |
Coordinates | 35°54′28.7″N 14°30′41.1″E |
Type | Artillery battery |
Site information | |
Open to the public | No |
Condition | Intact |
Site history | |
Built | 1889–1894 |
Built by | British Empire |
In use | 1894–1940s |
Materials | Concrete |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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