Collin's Cave
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| Collin's Cave | |
|---|---|
  Map showing location in Gibraltar. | |
| Location | above Catalan Bay |
| Coordinates | 36°08′23″N 5°20′35″W / 36.1397°N 5.3431°W |
| Elevation | 420 feet |
| Discovery | late 19th century |
| Geology | limestone |
| Difficulty | inaccessible |
Collin's Cave is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located in the northeastern part of the Rock, between Reservoir Fissure and Middle Hill Cave. The cave is above Catalan Bay.[1] It is one of the many caves in Gibraltar. It is believed to be archaeologically important and is listed in the government's Heritage and Antiquities Act 2018.[2]
This is a natural cave, but it has archaeological value. Human remains, stone tools and artefacts have been found by the Gibraltar Scientific Society. It was occupied in Neolithic times. The bones found belonged to ibex boar, (probably) lynx, rabbit, ox, eagle or vulture and humans.[3]
Many of these were displayed at Gibraltar Library in 1910 as at that time there was no Gibraltar Museum. They were arranged by Major Howell Jones R.A.. Major General Edward Ranulph Kenyon (1854-1937) realised that a cave at this height could still be a sea-cave and it was possible that the bones had been washed in by the sea.[4]
The cave is over 400 feet above Catalan Bay on the east side of Gibraltar. It was surveyed in the 1960s and its entrance is described as "inaccessible".[3]
