Cabo Toriñana Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cabo Toriñana Lighthouse
Also known as: Cabo Toriñana (Cabo Touriñán)
The Cabo Toriñán lighthouse, built in 1898, is an 8-meter square stone tower with a lantern and gallery. It is centered on the roof of a single-story keeper's house. The building is painted white with unpainted stone trim, and its roof is gray. This structure stands on the westernmost point of mainland Spain, about 3 kilometers northwest of the village of Toriñan. It extends about 2.1 km further west than Cabo Finisterre.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marks the absolute westernmost point of mainland Spain, serving as a critical navigational reference for vessels rounding the Iberian Peninsula.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- with with unpainted stone trim
- Material
- stone
Structure: A 8m square tower with lantern and gallery, centered on the roof of a square 1-story keeper's house. The building is painted with unpainted stone trim, and its roof is gray.
Location
- City
- Muxía
- Country
- 🇪🇸Spain
- Region
- Galicia
- Sea Region
- westernmost point of Spain at 9°17.9' W, extending about 2.1 km farther west than Cabo Finisterre, on the point of the cape about 3 km northwest of Toriñan (Touriñán)
- Latitude
- 43.0533°
- Longitude
- -9.2977°
Nearby Vessels
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1898
Significant events: Inactive since 1981
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Mugia(4.9 km)
- ARLHS No.
- SPA-330
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