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Location of Caves - Gibraltar
Location of Caves - Gibraltar
Location of Caves - Gibraltar
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LJ. Glen hO:::;Xy L,::r
I1 26. Goat's H2.ir "(.)jq :}:,V9
27 . Gordam' s Cave
)(28. Harley street Fissure
29. Haynes Cave.
30. Boly :Boys Cave
31. JOhn's Giant
32. JUdges Cave
Leonora's Cave
':d4.Levant Cave
35. 11a.rtin's Cave
Martin's Guard 1&2
37. Mc Neil s Cave
38. Cave
39. Middle Hill Cave
40. Monkey's Cave
41. Nameless Cave
x42. New st Michaels Cave
43. 0' Haras Cave
44. Pointer's Cave
45. Poca Roca Cave
46. Queen's Cave
x47. Reservior Fissure
Y48. Ragged Cave
49. st Michael s Cave old
50. Sandy Cave Lower
51. Sandy Cave Upper
52. Sapper's :Bog
53. Sea Cave
54. Shed Cave
55. SOU th Cave
56. Spider Cave
57. Tina's Fissure
58. Transmitter FissuJ:e
59. Va.nguard Cave
60. Viney Quarry Ca';e
,61. Willis's Cave
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. . .. - 7. Cave'S' 130 Devil's Tower 19: Genisia One x..63. Vlinker's Cave
8. Collin's Cave 14. Diesel Delight 20. Genista Two 64. Pete's Paradise Cave
9 Coptic Cave 15." Douglas CaY:? 21. Genista Three 65. Crystal Cave
10. Devil's Fall 16. Europa h.ss Cave 22. Genista Four Upper Alls \)e11 0, 8.V(J
11. Crack Cave 17. Fig.:tree C'8Ye'. 2]. George's :Bottom Cave xf:;7. star Chamber C.:,ve
12. Devil's Dustbin 18. Cave 24. GlenC)Rocky Cave "b8. East Q.ueens
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Marneda Grotto" ",
1. Dud} ey Ward Gave.
2. Marmnou th Ccwe
3. Catalan :Bay Cave
4. Cormora.nt Cave
5., Swallow Nest Cave
6. Marble Arch Cave
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1. Cave
2. :Bell's :Backyard Cave
,). 3ellman's Cave
1.. :Bermett's Cave
5. TIoathoist Cave
S. Brown's Gave
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. 1 BEEFSrrEAK GAVr.
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I Gibrultnr undor Moor, Spaniard und BritonI 1Jy KElnOH.
I Excava tion8 at; "Gi bral tar I (1910) by DUCKUORTH
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In the cliff tho S.E. Gorn0T of EUTopa Flats. \laa lived in during
the Greai Seige (K). HOIl ,incol'pOrat8d in tlw tUlUlOl to Beefsteulc ?
2, BELl'S I3:\CK Y . ,
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Intb8 qual'l'y 'behind IJulilpllri88 )}w1galoH8, Engineur Hoad. A narrow cleft ill
rock 'rhich appears to go dOHnvlLlrdu 1lnd back. NUJIlod aftor thu occupant of
Married Quarter in front of it.
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BONj'!IOIsrI' CA\T:8
At '8':';:\ lovel llnd jUf::t l!ol'th. of GovC:l'llOr
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s Bonch. Interesting llOlcs in tho
rooflU'El '.;00 higj for exploration. Contains t110 rcm3.ins of a .boiJ.thoist - it was
prepared 'ID a get-D.1rIi1Y point during \Jol'ld \lnr .11. Access via.. BoatllOist Tunnel,
.off ll..:rOH Stroet.
CAVE 118
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. Exo.c'L posi tion (D), 'j'llOUgllt 'to bo ft. above S83. lovel, slightly
, South of Catalan Bny ontr2..nCG to \lilli[wfJs. \lay. '),lhe posi tionuB shOl'm on .
maps is' largely guossVlork. It UPPO,:l1'8 that Cl quantity of bonu:.:; were found thc;ru
list.ed .thoGE:l on ShOH in tho G3.rrif:lon Library in 1910 (D); (SAS).
COPl'IC CAVE .
At foot of the rJDCJ.pO hutoh ?) on Europn Advanc.:J Road.
75 ft above sen level. HCIn:.lins of l:lLll1y puriods found hero. (SAS)
.. . In th8 foot. cif North Front 'rock fncu. Contnins thousnnds of tins [U1d othe
. Not vary ShOHS of old roof-falls.
8. DEVI t I S
EntJ.'c.:1CGS in cliff betw80n Littlo Camp Bays.
l'Wl:iJU:l:13 HQuld bava it. Balls of t3 t:cillg' Ilnd chalk not
dangerous Lt:.) rock is VGry cnunbly. Lilld1).l.'lmq to falls.
intolligdjjt (SM3)
Not UB extensive us
essential. One part
Rest of cavo oafo for
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.' a diOSEll StOl'J.g0 "tank :i,n tJlon TIocky DistillorYe
8ult watol' in tho bottom. Hot
A very doop cave
l.'01liu.ins found C401'}l.
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First .:::xplorad by
In Forbes Quarry, North Front. Thought to be where ";Neandel1thal skull
came from Dug by Duck10JQrth in vlho found rodent D.Ild bird remains
Qovor84 by ,landslip in 1910. (SAS),(D).
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deep cave discovered
Not completely
store ii11,895,
vms (SAS).
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I F1I 11.an{3;8, Hindmill Hill NOvl filled
BromG found hWll,:lh and animal
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in wnr
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, 1862.:;' ,Yielded lilan 'wncm and ani'mwl remains.
top"cnvl4rn was astc out into an runmuni tion
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:'/hiQh operation th"o ntranC6 \0 tha of the cave
: :", fl'hought "to be a fGW
,": i.rl but 'tllG' entranCtj' is cllla:rkod
" I 'ho:r.:e. (SAS)
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CEHISTA 3
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On' Hindmill Hill at
A smnll cava 11
to mve been
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end of the Clifftop just west of Govornor's
yioldodmany remains, dug by Brome c.1864. Now
y boing turned into a gun pit. (SAS)
USHISTA .1
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30 ft up in tho in an inuont North of t118 .4f.BL:J.unclry at the North
end of Governor1n CottQgQ Camp. A amnli.sea COVG, excavntod to a uniform
p,epth "f about 9 ins ('1 by.BrulIlo). Hns yiuldud Il.nim:Ll remnins . (SAS).
2, 3 and 4 art: \oll'ongly positioned on the City Council maps (SC8
maps)
17. Gt@l ROCKY
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te Glull' Hocky Distilla:/.'y on 'the EJ.3t 8id8 of Europ.1 Hoad. Of
unknow::. Jxtent,. Explored by Dl'OlfJ0 and Dusk c. 1860, who fOWld romains th8re.
Walled up by Court Order' Jlbout 1950 nftor L:. recent skeleton WClS 1'ow1d there.
Ciff the path conn8cting !,!.::l.rtin's Path o.nd'!,leclitorran8an Rd. Two small,
shallc,.; cnves, cne Het u.ncl one (try, th2.t look as if' tho,Y could just
......prasent floor levu 1. RGlnJ.ins fow1d there. (S!cS).'
19. Cl-EH ROCKY SHELTER
S Cf,VE 20.
1:1 tho, foclt of tlls ch fr Etll:3t of Vista B,:lrr3.cks ho.lf\lay be(tw8sn G18n
Rocky fiBtillnry and Uorth GOl'o'() Store, Pr.::pared for a Hartir!l8 shel tor i3.t the
l . beginnil'CS of the century. :... lrUg8 discov8red. \'Ihich noeds opening up.
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Off GovQrnol', S DC3.ch, Ei.CC88ti is f'rpm D,Jllthoist Cave (q.v.). . Excnvnted
by 11useum in 19500j nUlll.l).;1.' of,"rernains: found.
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,'.GGut 9 ft up in of lhdr;jY South, s
r"nh'''' ",.. i !L gmnll fi!1f-lU!'8 up ...:1pout 40 ft it io of no lnrticulBr.' ,
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Thougtt to be cave about middlG of water catchment over 'Ca"talan Bay (30 ft below
Cave'SI (D)).',: Reputed to have yi.elded many bonos.
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GIANT ,.
Very large cave entrance obscured by fully BTovJn tree.
and above .tanks East side of Rock, near Arow Street.
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25. JUDGES CAVE
800 ft above level
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Eritrance through manhole beside South end of derelict house in North Gorge.
Fairly larg3 cave with wany and crannies, appears to grow more,extensivewith
each visit. Dug by 'Busk c.1866 who found,puman cUld animal remains.
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LEOHO?Jl'S ' Cf,VE
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" In St Michael
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, s Cave, down steps on left about halfway to St Michael' s Precipice.
Named 'by 'Brome ,in '1865, though probably kno'vm earlier. Explored by Abbe Breuil who
collected. sl1iders thero. I Animal remains found.