Great Siege Tunnels
The Great Siege Tunnels in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, also known as the Upper Galleries, are a series of tunnels inside the northern end of the Rock of Gibraltar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: jamescridland, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Tunnel in Gibraltar
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Farringdon’s Battery and Gibraltar International Airport.
Farringdon’s Battery
Fort
Photo: Toromedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Farringdon's Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Named after Sir Anthony Farrington, 1st Baronet, it is located above the north face of the Rock of Gibraltar within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve.
Gibraltar International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY 3.0.
Gibraltar International Airport, previously known as North Front Airport, is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
Forbes’ Quarry
Archaeological site
Photo: AquilaGib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forbes' Quarry is located on the northern face of the Rock of Gibraltar within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Forbes’ Quarry is situated 180 metres northwest of Great Siege Tunnels.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moorish Castle and East Side.
Moorish Castle
Neighborhood
Photo: James Cridland, CC BY 2.0.
The Moorish Castle is the name given to a medieval fortification in Gibraltar comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House.
East Side
Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing village in Gibraltar, on the eastern side of The Rock away from Westside.
Ocean Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ocean Village is a mixed-use marina, residential, business, and leisure development in Gibraltar, in the North end of the Iberian peninsula. The project features 316 residential apartments, over 250 marina berths and extensive business accommodation.
Great Siege Tunnels
Latitude
36.1452° or 36° 8′ 43″ northLongitude
-5.34515° or 5° 20′ 43″ westElevation
220 metres (722 feet)Open location code
8C8P4MW3+3WOpenStreetMap ID
node 535634220OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
6693879Wikidata ID
Q11860464
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Great Siege Tunnels” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Great Siege Tunnels”
- Chinese: “圍城地道”
- Chinese: “大围攻通道”
- Chinese: “大圍攻通道”
- Dutch: “tunnels van Gibraltar”
- Finnish: “Gibraltarinvuoren tunnelit”
- Italian: “Great Siege Tunnels”
- Portuguese: “Great Siege Tunnels”
- Slovenian: “Veliki oblegovalni predori”
- Spanish: “túneles del gran asedio”
- Spanish: “Túneles del Gran Asedio”
- Swedish: “Great Siege Tunnels”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Great Siege Tunnels”. Photo: jamescridland, CC BY 2.0.