Fig Tree Cave
Fig Tree Cave is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on the eastern cliffs of the Rock of Gibraltar, not far from Martin's Cave within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gorham’s Cave and The Rock.
Gorham’s Cave
Cave
Photo: Gibmetal77, CC BY 3.0.
Gorham's Cave is a sea-level cave in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Though not a sea cave, it is often mistaken for one. Considered to be one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe, the cave gives its name to the Gorham's… Gorham’s Cave is situated 360 metres south of Fig Tree 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.
Martin’s Cave
Cave
Photo: AquilaGib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Martin's Cave is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It opens on the eastern cliffs of the Rock of Gibraltar, below its summit at O'Hara's Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windmill Hill and East Side.
Windmill Hill
Locality
Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
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.
Fig Tree Cave
Latitude
36.1236° or 36° 7′ 25″ northLongitude
-5.34102° or 5° 20′ 28″ westOpen location code
8C8P4MF5+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 8816635978OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q5447677
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hausa—“Fig Tree Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف شجرة التين”
- Hausa: “Gidan itacen ɓaure”
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Notable Places Nearby
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