Bellman’s Cave
This is a list of all discovered caves in Gibraltar.Photo: Rockysantos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Rock and Ibex Cave.
The Rock
Peak
Photo: Gibnews, Public domain.
The Rock of Gibraltar is a monolithic limestone mountain 426 m high dominating the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. It is situated near the end of a narrow 9-kilometre-long promontory stretching due south into the Mediterranean Sea and is located within the British territory of Gibraltar.
Ibex Cave
Cave
Photo: AquilaGib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ibex Cave is a limestone cave on the Rock of Gibraltar which has yielded stone artifacts of Mousterian tradition. It was discovered in 1975. It is so named as an ibex skull was found within the cave which would have been hunted by the Neanderthals of Gibraltar thousands of years ago. Ibex Cave is situated 120 metres northeast of Bellman’s Cave.
Signal Hill Battery
Fort
Signal Hill Battery or Signal Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The battery was mounted high on the rock. Little remains today as the Gibraltar Cable Car top station was built on the site of the old battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Side and Coaling Island.
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.
Coaling Island
Locality
Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coaling Island is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones.
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.
Bellman’s Cave
Latitude
36.13385° or 36° 8′ 2″ northLongitude
-5.34614° or 5° 20′ 46″ westOpen location code
8C8P4MM3+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5023685830OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q4884063
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Bellman’s Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف بيلمان”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Terrace and Signal Station.
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