1870
1868
Spain
Spanish Government.
2nd order
Revolving
Active
Three white flashes every 15 seconds.
21 metre round masonry tower with lantern and gallery rising from the centre of a single storey masonry keepers house. The tower is painted with a red and white diamond pattern.
None known.
The lighthouse is situated on the south western tip of the Illa de Cabrera which is an island to the south of Mallorca. Very little information is available but the original plan for a lighthouse with 15 rooms was rejected by the Spanish Government as being too excessive and luxurious for a mere lighthouse. In 1936 the lighthouse keepers were kidnapped and taken by submarine to Menorca. In 1962 it was abandoned before the instalment of more modern apparatus, refurbishment and painting into the present diamond pattern in 1967 before automation in 1971.
Parc Nacional Maritimoterrestre de L’Arxipelag de Cabrera
Parc Nacional Maritimoterrestre de L’Arxipelag de Cadrera
Unknown
Open
Closed
39.12913 2.9216557
There are organised tours on the island that include a visit to the lighthouse but the tower is closed. ARLHS BAL-059; ES-35740; Admiralty E0338; NGA 4852.
Online research.
1967
Unknown.