Four Doors cave | |
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native names: Cuatro Puertas, Montaña Bermeja | |
Location | Telde municipality, Gran Canaria, province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands (Spain) |
Coordinates | 27°57′51.846″N 15°25′06.5856″W / 27.96440167°N 15.418496000°WGoogle maps |
Elevation | 315 m (1033 ft) |
Website | (in Spanish) [1] |
Four Doors cave | |
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Native name Cuatro Puertas, Montaña Bermeja (Spanish) | |
Type | cave |
Nearest city | Telde and Ingenio |
Coordinates | 27°57′51.846″N 15°25′06.5856″W / 27.96440167°N 15.418496000°W |
Official name | Cuatro Puertas |
Type | Archaeological site |
Designated | May 25, 1972 |
Location of Cuatro Puertas on Gran Canaria, off the coast of Africa |
The Four Doors (in Spanish Cuatro Puertas) site, also known as Montaña Bermeja, 'Vermillion Mountain', is a complex of caves in the south of the municipality of Telde, Gran Canaria.
The Cuatro Puertas site is named after its most spectacular cave, the most emblematic of Gran Canaria due to its uniqueness and location. The site includes many other caves, some linked with each other. A small village nearby also bears that name, as well as a ravine (barranco de Cuatro Puertas).[1]
The site is listed as Spanish Heritage as a Property of cultural interest.