The Rock of the Dead: Exploring the Haunted Tunnels of Gibraltar’s Bloody Past

Inside the Gibraltar Tunnel and it is massive

The Fortress Built on Bone: Inside the Terrifying History of the Rock of Gibraltar

It stands as a silent, imposing sentinel, guarding the passage between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean — a geological gatekeeper known as the Rock of Gibraltar. But this isn’t just a military stronghold; it’s a colossal graveyard, an unrelenting monument to six centuries of carnage. Its history isn’t just written on the pages of a textbook — it’s etched in the cold, damp stone of its secret, subterranean heart.

IIf you believe that the military motto is, "no enemy shall expel us," you might only be partially correct. The living may have been repelled, but the dead? They’ve never left.

The Mountain That Ate 100,000 Souls

Long before the British captured it in 1713, the Rock was drenched in blood. Between the Moorish occupation and the Spanish attempts to reclaim it, Gibraltar changed hands many times, resulting in a horrifying estimate: 100,000 people are believed to have perished during the succession of sieges and battles.

The sheer brutality of its past echoes through every historical site:

• Moorish Castle: This towering…