The Retrenched Barracks was a fortified barracks located at Windmill Hill in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It stands to the north of the southern tip of Gibraltar Europa Point which was long felt to be potentially vulnerable to a surprise attack from the sea and was heavily fortified with gun batteries perimeter walls and scarped cliffs.
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