Green ' s Lodge Battery Green ' s Lodge Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar . It is located on the North Face of the Rock of Gibraltar at the northern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve , above Farringdon ' s Battery . Also known as the Superior Battery , it was named after General Sir William Green , who served in Gibraltar for twenty - two years , most of them as the chief engineer of Gibraltar . In 1776 , guns were first mounted on the battery , which also saw action during the Great Siege of Gibraltar . The emplacement also underwent reconstruction in the early and mid twentieth century . Green ' s Lodge Battery is listed with the Gibraltar Heritage Trust . Early history . Green ' s Lodge Battery is in Gibraltar , the British Overseas Territory at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula . The artillery battery is located more than 1 , 000 feet up the North Face of the Rock of Gibraltar , at the northern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve , above Farringdon ' s Battery and adjacent to Ministry of Defence property . Also referred to as the Superior Battery , the emplacement is positioned at the end of the Green ' s Lodge Nature Trail , off Signal Station Road . Green ' s Lodge Nature Trail is more formally referred to as Green ' s Lodge Road , although it bears little resemblance to a road in its current state . The battery was built in 1776 , at which time five 24 - pounder guns were mounted . The number of guns was later decreased to two . The emplacement was in active use at the time of the Great Siege of Gibraltar ( 1779 – 1783 ) . In October 1779 , the considerable success of the military operations from Green ' s Lodge Battery during the Great Siege was such that the engineers were induced to construct a battery at Middle Hill , the Rock Gun Battery , which is now on Ministry of Defence property . Over the years , the emplacement has undergone reconstruction . In the early twentieth century , an observation post and the hall leading to it were built . Later , in the mid twentieth century , during the Second World War , an additional observation post was constructed . William Green . Green ' s Lodge Battery was named after General Sir William Green , 1st Baronet Green of Marass , Kent ( 1725 – 1811 ) . Green was an officer of the British Army who served on the European continent and in Canada until about 1761 , when he was named senior engineer of Gibraltar . The following year he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . Green designed and executed a number of military works on the Rock , and was promoted to chief engineer of Gibraltar in 1770 . In 1772 , his idea for a regiment of military artificers , rather than the civilian mechanics who had traditionally built military works , came to fruition . The Soldier Artificer Company was established that year . Their works included King ' s Bastion , which Green also designed . They represented the predecessor of the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners . Green was promoted to colonel in 1777 , and ascended in rank to major general before leaving Gibraltar . He served in the capacity of chief engineer throughout the Great Siege of Gibraltar , designing , executing , and repairing fortifications throughout the siege . Green was in Gibraltar for twenty - two years , from 1761 to 1783 . After his return to England following the conclusion of the Great Siege , he was named chief engineer of Great Britain and a baronetcy was created for him . By 1798 , he had been promoted to a full general . Recent history . Green ' s Lodge Battery is accessed via the Green ' s Lodge Nature Trail which goes out through a gap in the fencing surrounding Signal Station Road . The condition of the battery is generally poor , with the battery and the surrounding area derelict . Rubble is strewn throughout and the area is a favourite of a small herd of mountain goats . The view from the battery includes North Front Cemetery , the airport runway , and the town of La Línea de la Concepción in Spain . Below Green ' s Lodge , Farringdon ' s Battery perches on the cliff . Green ' s Lodge Battery is listed with the Gibraltar Heritage Trust .