Facing the North African coast, they are the most southerly batteries in Gibraltar and were built to cover ships approaching from the Mediterranean Sea.

They run along the fortified clifftops of Europa Point from Camp Bay on the west side of the Rock of Gibraltar to the Europa Advance Batteries on the east side.

[1] The batteries were constructed in the 18th century on top of an old coastal wall built by King Charles V of Spain.

2nd Europa was also referred to as Point or Deadman's Hole Battery and was situated a little way to the east, behind a demi-bastion at the southern end of the wall.

[3] A Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun was situated at Harding's during the Second World War.