[1] The cave also has pillboxes and a fallout shelter nearby, these all being mentioned in the government's Heritage and Antiquities Act 2018.

[2] Mediterranean Cave is south of Sandy Bay[2] and on the eastern side of Gibraltar[3] and on east of the Rock behind oil tanks (circa 1940).

[5] A photo of the recently discovered cave's stalactites was included in The Illustrated London News that November,[6] and the story was picked up in Australia.

[9] The cave is considered significant by the Government of Gibraltar and is specifically listed in the Heritage and Antiquities Act passed in 2018.

The act notes the pillboxes and the fallout shelter by the cave, and these are also included in the government's listing.