A large population of Barbary macaques reside in this area, making it a major tourist attraction.

[1][2] Most of the macaques sleep within an area of 9 hectares (22 acres) around the Queen's Gate.

The wall itself is much older and was constructed in 1540 at the command of Philip II of Spain.

Inglis Way, one of the walks within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, starts at this gate.

During World War II Queen's Gate Battery was the site of two 6 inch guns.