Punta Carnero Lighthouse | |
Location: | Algeciras Andalusia Spain |
Coordinates: | 36.0771°N -5.4262°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1874 |
Construction: | cut stone tower |
Shape: | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house |
Marking: | unpainted stone tower, grey lantern |
Height: | 19m (62feet) |
Focalheight: | 42m (138feet) |
Characteristic: | Fl (4) WR 20s. |
Fogsignal: | “K” every 30s. |
Country: | Spain |
Countrynumber: | ES-20110[1] |
Managingagent: | Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras |
Punta Carnero Lighthouse (Spanish; Castilian: Faro de Punta Carnero) is an active lighthouse located on the headland known as Punta Carnero to the south of Algeciras, Spain.[2] The lighthouse was designed and built by Jaime Font, who also designed the lighthouse at Chipiona. Opened in 1874, it overlooks the Strait of Gibraltar.