NO NUNS IN NUN’S WELL

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 Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 11:08
NO NUNS IN NUN’S WELL

Nuns' Well is an ancient underground water reservoir located at the north-east corner of Europa Flats, very near the entrance to the Keightley Way tunnel linking Camp Bay to Europa Point. 

On the east side of the structure, the reservoir is accessed by stairs which lead to a door constructed at the underground level. The water reservoir includes a pair of large underground arched chambers into which ground water was permitted to drain. To date it has not been possible to verify when, or even who may have been responsible for constructing the underground chambers known as Nun's Well but there is little doubt that it represents the earliest evidence of the attempts to provide a water supply in Gibraltar.

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