Forbes’ Quarry

Forbes' Quarry is located on the northern face of the within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in the British Overseas Territory of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar
  • Also known as: “Forbes‘ Quarry”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gibraltar International Airport and Upper All’s Well Cave.

Aerodrome
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY 3.0.
, previously known as North Front Airport, is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of .

Cave
Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY 3.0.

Fort
Princess Royal's Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of . It is located on Willis's Plateau at the northern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, just southeast of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moorish Castle and Ocean Village.

Neighborhood
Photo: James Cridland, CC BY 2.0.
The is the name given to a medieval fortification in comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House.

Neighborhood
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is a mixed-use marina, residential, business, and leisure development in , in the North end of the Iberian peninsula. The project features 316 residential apartments, over 250 marina berths and extensive business accommodation.

Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing in , on the eastern side of away from Westside.

Forbes’ Quarry

Latitude
36.14668° or 36° 8′ 48″ north
Longitude
-5.34594° or 5° 20′ 45″ west
Open location code
8C8P4MW3+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5375147403
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q5467217
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Forbes’ Quarry” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “محجر فوربس”
  • Dutch: “Forbes‘ Quarry”
  • Dutch: “Forbes’ Quarry”
  • French: “carrière de Forbes”
  • French: “Carrière de Forbes”
  • Hebrew: “מחצבת פורבס”
  • Italian: “Cava di Forbes”
  • Japanese: “フォーブス採石場”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Forbes‘ Quarry”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Peirèra de Forbes”
  • Persian: “معدن فوربس”
  • Spanish: “Cantera de Forbes”

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