Wilson's Cave
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| Wilson's Cave | |
|---|---|
 Access to Wilson's Cave via a small ladder within the tunnel system inside the Rock of Gibraltar | |
| Location | Gibraltar |
| Coordinates | 36°08′09″N 5°21′10″W / 36.1357°N 5.3528°W |
| Discovery | World War II |
| Geology | Limestone |
| Entrances | 1 |
| Lighting | No |
Wilson's Cave is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.[1] It was named after Major W. H. Wilson, Royal Engineers, Company Commander.[2]
Location
[edit]Magazine Ramp, Great North Road Tunnel (circa 1944).[3]
History
[edit]Wilson's Cave is a large natural limestone cave within the Rock of Gibraltar. It was discovered by the military during World War II during excavation of Magazine Ramp near Green Lane Magazine[4] whilst carrying out extensive tunnelling within the Rock. The miners were developing a structure to absorb a possible blast (known as a blast trap) from an exploding magazine when part of the tunnel caved into the natural cavity. The magazine was served from Doncaster Adit off the Great North Road which supplied vehicular access to the outside.[5]
Investigators have published descriptions of the cave where they have discovered neolithic implements, mammoth bones[6] and groups of limestone deposits that resemble a glacier made of stone.[7]
External links
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Location of Caves - Gibraltar". Scribd. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "The Gibraltar Tunnels" by Tito Vallejo
- ^ "The Gibraltar Tunnels" by Tito Vallejo
- ^ "The Gibraltar Tunnels" by Tito Vallejo
- ^ "Doncaster Adit ...see index". DiscoverGibraltar.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ Britain), Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Great (1904). Bulletin. Institution of Mining and Metallurgy.
- ^ The Illustrated London News. William Little. 1944.
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