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A '''list of caves of '''[[Gibraltar]]''' is not yet complete.

[[File:St. Michael's Cave auditorium stands.jpg|thumb|260pxcOne of the most remarkable of Gibraltar's many caves is [[St. Michael's Cave|St Michael's]], large enough to house this comfortable auditorium.]]
This is a list of all discovered [[cave]]s in [[Gibraltar]].


==Underwater==
==Underwater==
It must be remembered that caves form above sea level, and the reason for some caves being located below sea level is that for the better part of the last 100 thousand years, the level of the sea was well below its present level – in fact it went down to up to 120m below its present level. This means that there is a real possibility that the caves which are now underwater were at one time being lived in by people.<ref>[http://underground-gibraltar.com/#/the-uru/4572548799 Gibraltar Museum Underwater Research Unit], Underground-Gibraltar, accessed January 2013</ref> These caves are subject of research projects.
Caves form above sea level, and the reason for some caves being located below sea level is that for much of the last 100 thousand years, sea level has been lower than its present level, by up to 120m. This means that the caves which are now underwater may at one time have been lived in by people.<ref>[http://underground-gibraltar.com/#/the-uru/4572548799 Gibraltar Museum Underwater Research Unit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222173420/http://underground-gibraltar.com/#/the-uru/4572548799 |date=2014-02-22 }}, Underground-Gibraltar, accessed January 2013</ref> These caves are the subject of research projects.


==Caves above sea level==
==Caves above sea level ==
The caves within the [[Rock of Gibraltar]] have been used as shelter during sieges and attacks on the islands for hundreds of years. The caves have also been used to store water and ammunition on a routine basis and historically Neanderthals lived in a number of the caves.
The caves within the [[Rock of Gibraltar]] have been used as shelter during sieges and attacks on the islands for hundreds of years. The caves have also been used to store water and ammunition on a routine basis and historically Neanderthals lived in a number of the caves.


There is thought to be over 200 caves in Gibraltar. That is the caves that are above ground:
There are thought to be over 200 caves in Gibraltar. These are the caves that are above ground:


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{{div col|colwidth=22em}}* Abbot's Cave (Cueva de los Abades)
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* [[Abbot's Cave]] (Cueva de los Abades)
* [[Alameda Grotto]]
* [[Alameda Grotto]]
* [[Ape's Den Cave]]
* Ape's Den Cave
* [[Beefsteak Cave]]
* [[Beefsteak Cave]]
* [[Bell's Backyard Cave]]
* [[Bell's Backyard Cave]]
* [[Bellman's Cave]]
* [[Bellman's Cave]]
* [[Bennet's Cave]]
* [[Bennett's Cave]]
* [[Blackstrap Cave]]
* Blackstrap Cave
* [[Boathoist Cave]] (Bulman's Cave)
* [[Boathoist Cave]] (Bulman's Cave)
* [[Bray's Cave]]
* [[Bray's Cave]]
* [[Brown's Cave]]
* [[Brown's Cave]]
* [[Buena Vista Cave]]
* [[Buena Vista Cave]]
* [[Buffadero Cave]]
* Buffadero Cave
* [[Caleta Palace Cave]]
* Caleta Palace Cave
* [[Camp Bay Cave]] (Parson's Lodge)
* Camp Bay Cave (Parson's Lodge)
* [[Catalan Bay Road Cave]]
* Catalan Bay Road Cave
* [[Catalan Bay Cave]]
* [[Catalan Bay Cave]]
* [[Catchment Cave]]
* Catchment Cave
* [[Cave S]]
* [[Cave S]]
* [[Collin's Cave]]
* [[Collin's Cave]]
* [[Comcen Cave]]
* Comcen Cave
* [[Coptic Cave]]
* [[Coptic Cave]]
* [[Cormorant Cave]]
* [[Cormorant Cave]]
* [[Cousin's Cave]]
* Cousin's Cave
* [[Crystal Cave, Gibraltar|Crystal Cave]]
* [[Crystal Cave, Gibraltar|Crystal Cave]]
* [[Crystal Cavern, Gibraltar|Crystal Cavern]]
* Crystal Cavern
* [[Cumberland Cave]]
* Cumberland Cave
* [[Dead Man's Cave]]
* Dead Man's Cave
* [[Devil's Dustbin]]
* [[Devil's Dustbin]]
* [[Devil's Fall]]
* [[Devil's Fall]]
* [[Devil's Fall (North)]]
* Devil's Fall (North)
* [[Devil's Fall (West-Upper) (Crack Cave)]]
* Devil's Fall (West-Upper) (Crack Cave)
* [[Devil's Fall (West-Lower)]]
* Devil's Fall (West-Lower)
* [[Devil's Gap Cave]]
* [[Devil's Gap Cave]]
* [[Devil's Tower Cave]] (Mousterian Shelter)
* [[Devil's Tower Cave]] (Mousterian Shelter)
* Dickson's Cavee
* [[Diesel's Delight]]
* [[Diesel's Delight]]
* [[Douglas Cave]]
* [[Douglas Cave]]
* [[Dudley Ward's Cave]]
* [[Dudley Ward's Cave]]
* [[East Queen's Line Cave]]
* [[East Queen's Line Cave]]
* [[Europa Advance Cave]]
* Europa Advance Cave
* [[Europa Pass Cave]]
* [[Europa Pass Cave]]
* [[Fig Tree Cave]]
* [[Fig Tree Cave]]
* [[Fig Tree Cave 2]]
* Fig Tree Cave 2
* [[Forbe's Quarry Cave]]
* Forbes' Quarry Cave
* [[Genista Cave|Genista Caves]]
* [[Genista Cave]]s
* [[Genista Cave 1]]
* [[Genista Cave 1]]
* [[Genista Cave 2]]
* [[Genista Cave 2]]
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* [[Gibbon's Cave]]
* [[Gibbon's Cave]]
* [[Glen Rocky Cave]]
* [[Glen Rocky Cave]]
* [[Glen Rocky Shelter Cave]]
* Glen Rocky Shelter Cave
* [[Goat's Hair Twin Caves]]
* [[Goat's Hair Twin Caves]]
* [[Goat's Head Cave]]
* Goat's Head Cave
* [[Gorham's Cave]]
* [[Gorham's Cave]]
* [[Gunn's Cave]]
* Gunn's Cave
* [[Harley Street Fissure]]
* [[Harley Street Fissure]]
* [[Hayne's Cave]]
* [[Hayne's Cave]]
* [[Holy Boy's Cave]]
* [[Holy Boy's Cave]]
* [[Horseshoe Cave]]
* Horseshoe Cave
* [[Ince's Cave]]
* Ince's Cave
* [[John's Giant Cave]]
* [[John's Giant Cave]]
* [[Judge's Cave]]
* [[Judge's Cave]]
* [[Landport Cave (Leary's Cave)]]
* Landport Cave (Leary's Cave)
* [[Leonora's Cave]]
* [[Leonora's Cave]]
* [[Levant Cave]]
* [[Levant Cave]]
* [[Liddell's Union Fissure]]
* Liddell's Union Fissure
* [[Lookout Cave]] (Hole in the Wall)
* Lookout Cave (Hole in the Wall)
* [[Mammoth Cave, Gibraltar|Mammoth Cave]] (Signal Station Cave)
* [[Mammoth Cave, Gibraltar|Mammoth Cave]] (Signal Station Cave)
* [[Marble Arch Cave, Gibraltar|Marble Arch Cave]]
* [[Marble Arch Cave, Gibraltar|Marble Arch Cave]]
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* [[Middle Hill Cave]]
* [[Middle Hill Cave]]
* [[Monkey's Cave]]
* [[Monkey's Cave]]
* [[Moorish Castle Barracks Cave]]
* Moorish Castle Barracks Cave
* [[Moor's Cave]] (Cueva del Moro)
* Moor's Cave (Cueva del Moro)
* [[Mount Misery Fissure]]
* Mount Misery Fissure
* [[Mousterian Rock Shelter]]
* Mousterian Rock Shelter
* [[Mushroom Cave]]
* Mushroom Cave
* [["Nameless" Cave]]
* [["Nameless" Cave]]
* [[Nursery Cave]]
* Nursery Cave
* [[O'Hara's Cave]]
* [[O'Hara's Cave]]
* [["Operation Monkey" Cave]]
* "Operation Monkey" Cave
* [[Painter's Cave]]
* [[Painter's Cave]]
* Parson's Lodge Cave
* [[Pete's Paradise Cave]]
* [[Pete's Paradise Cave]]
* [[Poca Roca Cave]]
* [[Poca Roca Cave]]
* [[Queen's Cave]]
* [[Queen's Cave]]
* [[Queen's Lines Cave]]
* Queen's Lines Cave
* Queen's Road Caves
* [[Ragged Staff Cave]]
* [[Ragged Staff Cave]]
* [[Reservoir Cave No. 4]]
* Reservoir Cave No. 4
* [[Reservoir Cave No. 5]]
* Reservoir Cave No. 5
* [[Reservoir Fissure]]
* [[Reservoir Fissure]]
* [[Rifle Dustbin]]
* Rifle Dustbin
* [[Rock Fall Cave]]
* Rock Fall Cave
* [[Rock Gun Cave]]
* Rock Gun Cave
* [[Rock Gun Catchment Shelter]]
* Rock Gun Catchment Shelter
* [[Ronald's Delight]]
* Ronald's Delight
* [[St. Michael's Cave]]
* [[St. Michael's Cave|St. Michael's Cave, Old]]
* [[St. Michael's Cave, Lower]]
* [[New St. Michael's Cave|St. Michael's Cave, New]]
* [[St. Michael's Cave, Lower Lower]]
* St. Michael's Cave, Lower Lower
* [[St. Michael's Cave, Roof Passage]]
* St. Michael's Cave, Roof Passage
* [[Sandy Cave Lower]]
* [[Sandy Cave Lower]]
* [[Sandy Cave Upper]]
* [[Sandy Cave Upper]]
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* [[Sea Caves]]
* [[Sea Caves]]
* [[Shed Cave]]
* [[Shed Cave]]
* [[Signal Troop Cave]]
* Signal Troop Cave
* [[Smart's Well Reserve]]
* Smart's Well Reserve
* [[Smith's Cave]]
* Smith's Cave
* [[Smuggler's Cave (Gibraltar)|Smuggler's Cave]]
* Smuggler's Cave
* [[South Cave]]
* South Cave
* [[Spanish Mine]]
* Spanish Mine
* [[Spider Cave]]
* [[Spider Cave, Gibraltar|Spider Cave]]
* [[Spur Road Cave]]
* Spur Road Cave
* [[Star Chamber Cave]]
* [[Star Chamber Cave]]
* [[Swallow's Nest Cave]]
* [[Swallow's Nest Cave]]
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* [[Vanguard Cave]]
* [[Vanguard Cave]]
* [[Viney Quarry Cave]]
* [[Viney Quarry Cave]]
* [[William's Cave]]
* William's Cave
* [[Willis' Cave]]
* [[Wilson's Cave]]
* [[Wilson's Cave]]
* [[Winkies Cave]]
* [[Winkies Cave]]
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== See also ==
* [[List of caves]]
* [[Speleology]]


==References==
==References==
:This article uses freely licensed text from underground-gibraltar.com
:This article uses freely licensed text from underground-gibraltar.com
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.scribd.com/doc/94284331/Location-of-Caves-Gibraltar List and map of 68 caves of Gibraltar]
*{{Commons category-inline|Caves in Gibraltar}}
*[https://www.scribd.com/doc/94284331/Location-of-Caves-Gibraltar List and map of 68 caves of Gibraltar]

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[[Category:Lists of caves|Gibraltar]]
[[Category:Lists of caves|Gibraltar]]

Latest revision as of 03:26, 14 March 2022

260pxcOne of the most remarkable of Gibraltar's many caves is St Michael's, large enough to house this comfortable auditorium.

This is a list of all discovered caves in Gibraltar.

Underwater

[edit]

Caves form above sea level, and the reason for some caves being located below sea level is that for much of the last 100 thousand years, sea level has been lower than its present level, by up to 120m. This means that the caves which are now underwater may at one time have been lived in by people.[1] These caves are the subject of research projects.

Caves above sea level

[edit]

The caves within the Rock of Gibraltar have been used as shelter during sieges and attacks on the islands for hundreds of years. The caves have also been used to store water and ammunition on a routine basis and historically Neanderthals lived in a number of the caves.

There are thought to be over 200 caves in Gibraltar. These are the caves that are above ground:

* Abbot's Cave (Cueva de los Abades)

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
This article uses freely licensed text from underground-gibraltar.com
  1. ^ Gibraltar Museum Underwater Research Unit Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, Underground-Gibraltar, accessed January 2013
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