Inundation, Gibraltar
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The Inundation was a flooded and fortified area of ground on the sandy isthmus between Spain and Gibraltar, created by the British in the 18th century to restrict access to the territory as part of th
View over the Neutral Ground and Inundation from British positions on the Rock of Gibraltar, depicted in 1828
The Inundation seen from the Upper Lines, 1870s
King's Lines
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The King's Lines are a walled rock-cut trench on the lower slopes of the north-west face of the Rock of Gibraltar. Forming part of the Northern Defences of the fortifications of Gibraltar, they were o
Inundation, Gibraltar
…rose in a series of scarped steps which had been fortified with defensive walls, gun batteries and rock-cut trenches. The causeway was enfiladed by the King's, Queen's and Prince's Lines, by Willis' Battery above the lines and by still further batteries higher on the Rock, so that any enemy attempting to cross…
View of the King's Lines and the Isthmus in 1783
The Communication Line of the Round Tower, 1704
Second World War casemated trench in the King's Lines