Carbonera Lighthouse

Carbonera Lighthouse

Carbonera Lighthouse
Location	La Alcaidesa Andalusia Spain
Coordinates	36°14′40″N5°18′05″W / 36.24455°N 5.30127°W / 36.24455; -5.30127
Tower
Constructed	1588
Height	14 metres (46 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house
Operator	Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras
Heritage	Bien de Interés Cultural, Bien de Interés Cultural
Light
Focal height	39 metres (128 ft)
Range	14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic	L 3 oc 1

El Faro de Carbonera, registered officially as Torre Carbonera, or Torre de Punta Mala ^[1] , is an active lighthouse located on Punta Mala, in the coastal town of La Alcaidesa, Spain, overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. The lighthouse is situated in the municipality of San Roque and lies north of the Playa de La Alcaidesa.

Although not open to the public for visits, the lighthouse can be accessed via several dirt tracks leading down from the beach. There is a small ruin of the Casa de Carbonera (charcoal-maker's house) next to the lighthouse.

History

The original lighthouse was built in 1588 and later restored in the 18th-century and 1989. Originally an 16th-century battlement tower, it was envisioned to be converted into a lighthouse in the 1984 Lighting Plan ^[2] and began working as a lighthouse in 1990. ^[3]

See also

• Spain portal
• Engineering portal

• List of lighthouses in Spain

References

1. "Torre Carbonera". Junta de Andalucía.
2. "Faro de Carbonera". La Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA).
3. "El faro que custodia un búnker de la Guerra Civil Española en San Roque". EuropaSur. 12 June 2023.