Gorham’s Cave Complex
Gorham’s Cave Complex is a protected area in Gibraltar. Gorham’s Cave Complex is situated nearby to Boathoist Cave, as well as near Monkey’s Cave.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gorham’s Cave and Vanguard Cave.
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…
Vanguard Cave
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vanguard Cave is a natural sea cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar which is part of the Gorham's Cave complex. This complex of four caves has been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2016.
Boathoist Cave
Cave
Boathoist Cave, also known as Bulman's Cave, is a huge sea cave on the south eastern flank of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
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.
Gorham’s Cave Complex
- Type: Protected area
- Categories: archaeological site and historic site
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.12103° or 36° 7′ 16″ northLongitude
-5.34186° or 5° 20′ 31″ westOpen location code
8C8P4MC5+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 975227260OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Gorham’s Cave Complex” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهوف الإنسان البدائي/ العصور الحجريّة في جبل طارق والبيئة المحيطة بها”
- Chinese: “左江花山岩画文化景观”
- Dutch: “Grottencomplex van Gorham”
- French: “Ensemble des grottes de Gorham”
- Japanese: “ゴーハムの洞窟群”
- Russian: “Комплекс пещеры Горама”
- Spanish: “Conjunto de cuevas de Gorham”
- Ukrainian: “Комплекс печер Горхема”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monkey’s Cave and Hyaena Cave.
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