Ibex Cave
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Rock and Signal Hill Battery.
The Rock
Peak
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.
Bellman’s Cave
Cave
This is a list of all discovered caves in Gibraltar. Bellman’s Cave is situated 120 metres southwest of Ibex Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Side and Coaling Island.
East Side
Hamlet
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing village in Gibraltar, on the eastern side of The Rock away from Westside.
Coaling Island
Locality
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.
Ocean Village
Neighborhood
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 residential apartments, marina berths, and business accommodation.
Ibex Cave
Latitude
36.13474° or 36° 8′ 5″ north
Longitude
-5.34544° or 5° 20′ 44″ west
Open location code
8C8P4MM3+VR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Ibex Cave from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Ibex Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف الوعل”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف الوعل”
- French: “grotte du Bouquetin”
- French: “Grotte du Bouquetin”
- Hebrew: “מערת היעלים”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Espeluga Ibex”
- Russian: “Ибекс”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Terrace and West Terrace.
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