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Name: Torre del Mar Light (old)   Map it!

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Nearest Town or City:
Torre del Mar, , Spain

Location: About 1 mile east of entrance to Río Vélez, south coast of Spain.

Notes:
This is the fourth of five lighthouses built at this location. The 1864 lighthouse here was destroyed by an earthquake in 1880. A wooden tower served until 1930, when a masonry tower was built. This lighthouse, built in 1969, was replaced by a taller tower nearby in 1974.

Tower Height: 20

Description of Tower: Square stone tower, lantern removed.

This light is not operational

Date Established: 1864

Date Present Tower Built: 1969

Date Deactivated: 1974

Current Use: Unknown.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

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