Farol do Cabo da Roca
Farol do Cabo da Roca has a focal height of 165 metres, a tower height of 22 metres and a range of 26 nautical miles. It was built in 1772.
- Focal height
- 165 metres
- Tower height
- 22 metres
- Range
- 26 nautical miles
- Built
- 1772
- Automated
- 1990
- Coordinates
- 38.782, -9.49733
The Farol do Cabo da Roca lighthouse is located in Colares, Sintra, Portugal, and was built in 1772. It has a tower height of 22m and a focal height of 165m. The lighthouse can be found at the coordinates 38.782000, -9.497333.
Light and tower
It has a square tower with balcony and lantern rising from a 1-storey keeper's house tower. The tower is built of stone. Its daymark is white tower and unpainted stone trim, red lantern. The light has a focal height of 165 metres. The light has a range of 26 nautical miles. It was automated in 1990. It is managed by Directorate for Lighthouses<br>({{lang|pt|Direcção de Faróis}}).
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Details
- Name
- Cabo da Roca Lighthouse<br />{{lang|pt|Farol do Cabo da Roca}}
- Racon
- deactivated
- Marking
- white tower and unpainted stone trim, red lantern
- Range Nm
- 26
- Lens Type
- 16 Argand lamps with parabolic reflectors (original), crystal optic with a third-order [[Fresnel lens|Fresnel]] rotational beacon (current)
- Fog Signal
- inactive
- Year Built
- 1772
- Tower Shape
- square tower with balcony and lantern rising from a 1-storey keeper's house
- Image Caption
- The lighthouse complex on the edge of the Cape
- Location Text
- [[Colares (Sintra)|Colares]]<br />[[Sintra Municipality|Sintra]]<br />[[Portugal]]
- Focal Height M
- 165
- Managing Agent
- Directorate for Lighthouses<br>({{lang|pt|Direcção de Faróis}})
- Tower Height M
- 22
- Year Automated
- 1990
- Heritage Status
- Included in the Protected Area of Sintra-Cascais (PT031111050264)
- Intensity Candelas
- 3000 W
- Construction Material
- stone tower