Mediterranean Cave Explained

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

Location

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

History

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

• List of caves in Gibraltar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Location of Caves - Gibraltar. Scribd. 17 February 2013.
2. "The Gibraltar Tunnels" by Tito Vallejo
3. "The Gibraltar Tunnels" by Tito Vallejo