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Punta Carnero Lighthouse

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Construction
  
cut stone tower

Characteristic
  
Fl (4) WR 20s.

Opened
  
1874

NGA number
  
4128

Focal height
  
42 metres (138 ft)

Height
  
19 m

Province
  
Province of Cádiz

Year first constructed
  
1874

Punta Carnero Lighthouse

Location
  
Algeciras Andalusia Spain

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house

Markings / pattern
  
unpainted stone tower, grey lantern

Address
  
Estrecho Natural Park, 11207, Cádiz, Spain

Similar
  
Cala Arenas, Playa de Getares, Fuerte de San García, Torre del Fraile, Parque del Centenario

Punta Carnero Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Punta Carnero) is an active lighthouse located on the headland known as Punta Carnero to the south of Algeciras, Spain. 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.

References

Punta Carnero Lighthouse Wikipedia