Location | Punta de Sa Farola Ciutadella Menorca Spain |
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Coordinates | 39°59′46″N 3°49′22″E / 39.9962°N 3.82274°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1863 |
Construction | masonry |
Height | 13 metres (43 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower |
Markings | white tower with black stripes |
Light | |
Focal height | 21 metres (69 ft) |
Lens | fifth order Fresnel lens |
Range | 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 6s, L 0 3 oc 5 7 |
Spain no. | ES-36470 |
The Ciutadella, Punta de Sa Farola or Sa Farola Lighthouse (Catalan: Far de Ciutadella) is an active 19th century lighthouse on the Spanish island of Menorca. Originally completed in 1863, the tower has subsequently undergone a number of modifications. It lies close to the seaward entrance of the port of Ciutadella on the Sa Farola point, at the western end of the island. On the opposite headland is the Castell de Sant Nicolau, a 17th-century defensive tower.