Military cave in Gibraltar, once hospital and REME headquarters tunnel entrance.
Monkey’s Cave is a cave in Gibraltar, part of the Fortifications of Gibraltar. In 1942 it contained a convalescent hospital, later used as headquarters of the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. The cave connects to the artificial tunnel AROW Street, used for storing ammunition and supplies during the Second World War.
Monkey’s Cave is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It has been used as part of the Fortifications of Gibraltar and was one of the few fortifications on the east side of Gibraltar, although details of its armament are not given. Blocks of Quaternary Monkey’s Cave Sandstone from the area are reported as visible in gun embrasures fringing the cliffs of the southwest Europa coast. During the Second World War, Monkey’s Cave served as an entrance to the artificial tunnel known as AROW Street, which was used for storing ammunition and supplies. Within the cave entrance a convalescent hospital was constructed in 1942. This hospital building was later used as the headquarters of the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. Soldiers of the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers in 1953 entered AROW Street through Monkey’s Cave to reach an instrument workshop located within the Rock. That workshop, in another cave along AROW Street, had a proper roof and guttering to keep it dry and included windows, later replaced by fencing. From this area, personnel could see across the Straits of Gibraltar to the North African coast, and low walls protected them near the edge.
