Mediterranean Cave is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.[1]

Mediterranean Cave
Coordinates36°07′44″N 5°20′32″W / 36.1289°N 5.3422°W / 36.1289; -5.3422

Location edit

East side of The Rock behind oil tanks (circa 1940).[2]

History edit

A cave with this name is recorded by Kenyon as having been occupied in 1779-1783 during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. It is not known which cave that was. The present Mediterranean Cave was discovered about 1900. It became an Admiralty Distillery in 1942.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Location of Caves - Gibraltar". Scribd. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. ^ "The Gibraltar Tunnels" by Tito Vallejo
  3. ^ "The Gibraltar Tunnels" by Tito Vallejo