N'Ensiola (Punta Anciola, Cabrera Lighthouse, Balearic Islands)
N'Ensiola Light, Cabrera, 2010
Ports de Baleares photo http://farsdebalears.com/en/n%E2%80%99ensiola-%E2%80%93-cabrera-lighthouse
Chance Brothers Lighthouse
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Date of lens manufacture
1870
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Date of lighthouse construction
1868
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Country
Spain
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Commissioning body
Spanish Government.
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Order of lens
2nd order
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Fixed or revolving lens
Revolving
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Active/Inactive
Active
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Describe the character of light
Three white flashes every 15 seconds.
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
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.
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
None known.
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
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.
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Current management body/ ports authority
Parc Nacional Maritimoterrestre de L’Arxipelag de Cabrera
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
Parc Nacional Maritimoterrestre de L’Arxipelag de Cadrera
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Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
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Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
Unknown
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Is the site open/closed to the public
Open
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Is the tower open/closed to the public
Closed
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Latitude and Longitude
39.12913 2.9216557
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
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Other details
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.
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
Online research.
Former Chance Lens Since Replaced/Removed
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Date of decommissioning or removal of Chance lens
1967
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Which lens(es) replaced the Chance lens ?
Unknown.
Unde?