The battery is named after Colonel Tovey who was in Gibraltar and died here in November 1781[1] whilst he led the Royal Artillery during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.

[2] Tovey battery had two 6 inch guns at the end of the nineteenth century which were part of fourteen available for close range defense.

[3] In 1911 Tovey's importance led to the closure of the inferior Hayne's Cave Battery which only had 4 inch guns.

[4] The Tovey Battery had two six inch guns during World War II.

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