Nun’s Well

E292541

Nun’s Well is a historic underground water cistern at Gibraltar’s Europa Point, traditionally used as a key freshwater source for the area.

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Label Occurrences
Nun’s Well canonical 2

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
underground structure
water cistern
continent Europe
country United Kingdom
hasAccess publicly accessible surroundings
hasFunction potable water supply
water storage
hasMaterial masonry
stone
hasNameOrigin named after nuns historically associated with the area
hasPhysicalCharacteristic enclosed cistern
underground
hasType underground water cistern
heritageStatus historic water supply
isAssociatedWith Europa Point Lighthouse
surface form: Europa Point lighthouse

Gibraltar’s coastal defenses
locatedIn Gibraltar
locatedNear Iberian Peninsula
Strait of Gibraltar
location Europa Point
management local Gibraltar authorities
partOf water infrastructure of Gibraltar
significance important historic freshwater source in Gibraltar
tourismStatus local point of interest
traditionalUse drinking water supply for local population
key freshwater source for Europa Point area
usedAs freshwater source
waterSourceType groundwater collection
rainwater collection

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Europa Point hasStructure Nun’s Well
Europa Point hasNearbyStructure Nun’s Well