Queen's Gate, Gibraltar
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| Queen's Gate | |
| Gibraltar | |
|---|---|
 The Queen's Gate | |
| Type: | City gate |
| Location | |
| Location: | 36°7’56"N, 5°20’55"W |
| History | |
| Built 1790 | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | Government of Gibraltar |
Queen's Gate is a city gate in Gibraltar. A large population of the apes of Gibraltar, Barabary macaques, reside in this area, making it a major tourist attraction.[1][2] Most of the apes sleep within an area of 22 acres around the Queen's Gate.[2]
The gate was created by breaching the Charles V Wall in about 1790. The wall itself is much older and was constructed in 1540 at the command of Philip II of Spain.[3] The gate is just above Prince Ferdinand's Battery, now known as Ape's Den. Inglis Way, one of the walks within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, starts at this gate.
During Second World War Queen's Gate Battery was the site of two 6-inch guns. These guns could fire over 6,000 yards.[4]
References
- ↑ Fa, John E.; Lindburg, Donald G. (30 May 1996). Evolution and Ecology of Macaque Societies. Cambridge University Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-521-41680-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=5BoM1Z3K1DsC&pg=PA237. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Folia Primatologica. S. Karger. 1993. p. 8. https://books.google.com/books?id=oC4-AQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ Red plaque on the wall near this gate
- ↑ Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. Osprey Publishing. p. 36 & 37. ISBN 978-1-84603-016-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=BC5QBR0oB04C&pg=PA31. Retrieved 4 June 2013.