Devil's Fall Cave

Devil's Fall
Map showing location in Gibraltar.
Coordinates	36°07′05.1″N 5°21′00.9″W
Access	dangerous
Cave survey	Heritage and Antiquities Act 2018

Devil's Fall is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.^[1] It was a prehistotic shelter and is listed and protected by the Heritage and Antiquities Act 2018.

Description

This cave, which is actually four caves, is in the cliff face between Camp Bay and Little Bay. They are known as Devil’s Fall Cave, Devil's Fall (North), Devil's Fall (West-Upper) also known as Crack Cave and Devil's Fall (West-Lower). The location is considered dangerous.^[2] In the 1950s there were a large number of cannon balls found in the cave. It is surmised that these had rolled down the slopes into the cave during the many times that Gibraltar was under siege.^[2]

The Devil's Fall cave is one of few identified as being of particular archaeological interest. The cave is a Class A listed building as designated by the Government of Gibraltar's Gibraltar Heritage Trust Act of 1989.^[3] The importance of the cave, and its condition, led to the rejection of a nearby planning application in 2013.^[4]

In 2018 the status of the cave was confirmed in the Heritage and Antiquities Act by the Government of Gibraltar noting that it was a prehistoric shelter.^[5]

See also

• List of caves in Gibraltar

References

1. "Location of Caves - Gibraltar". Scribd. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
2. "Devil's Fall Cave– Prehistoric Shelter". Gibraltar Ministry of Heritage. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
3. "Gibraltar Heritage Trust Act 1989" (PDF). Government of Gibraltar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
4. "Minutes of planning meeting" (PDF). Gibraltar government. 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
5. "Heritage and Antiquities Act 2018" (PDF). Gibraltar Gov Records. 2018 – via Government of Gibraltar.