Great Siege Tunnels

Gibraltar


Accessed at the northern end of the Rock, the Great Siege Tunnels were gun emplacements hewn by hand by the British during the 1779–83 siege. They constitute a tiny portion of the more than 50km of tunnels in Gibraltar, most of which are off limits to the public.


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