Devil's Tower (Gibraltar)

Devil's Tower
Torre del Diablo
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Devil's Tower Road, Gibraltar
1727 plan of Devil's Tower and Mill Tower.
Site information
TypeWatchtower
ConditionDemolished
Location
Devil's Tower
Original location of Devil's Tower within Gibraltar.
Coordinates36°08′46″N 5°20′30″W / 36.146143°N 5.341701°W / 36.146143; -5.341701
Site history
Demolished1940

The Devil's Tower was an ancient watchtower in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar close to a rock shelter where fossil remains of a Neanderthal child were discovered, together with palaeolithic tools. The Tower and remains, however, were unrelated.