SeigeTunnels

There are more kilometres/miles of tunnel in Gibraltar than there are kilometres/miles of road outside. In fact there are a total of 33 miles or 52km of tunnel. Most of these are military in nature. The Great Siege Tunnels takes us back to the late 1700, in fact 1783 when they were built by the fore-fathers of the Royal Engineers who were then known as the soldier artificers. They were built by hand using crowbar and pick in only one year. The sole purpose of building this tunnel was in order to transfer a cannon to a ledge known by the British as “the notch” in order to destroy the Spanish Fortifications as and when they were being built.

From the vantage point you will be able to see panoramic views to the North of Gibraltar, Our airport, La Linea de la Concepcion (the Spanish neighbour town) and the township of San Roque.