Coordinates: | 32.7299°N -16.657°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1870 |
Construction: | stone tower |
Shape: | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern rising from one-story keeper's house |
Marking: | unpainted dark and light stone tower, red lantern |
Height: | 10m (30feet) |
Focalheight: | 103m (338feet) |
Lens: | 400 mm acrylic lens |
Characteristic: | Fl W 5s. |
The Farol da Ponta de São Lourenço (Portuguese for the "lighthouse of Saint Lawrence point") is a lighthouse located on the islet of São Lourenço, marking the extreme east of Madeira Island, Portugal.
The lighthouse was built in 1870 on top of a small extinct volcano and has a focal point of 103 metres. It is the oldest lighthouse in Madeira.[1]