Spain · 17th century
Castle of Sant Antoni ranks #7,502 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #394 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1700, it is older than 21% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 19 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Balearic Islands. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
The Sant Antoni Castle (Catalan: Castell de Sant Antoni, Spanish: Castillo de San Antonio) is a fortress located in the Spanish village of Fornells, in the municipality of Es Mercadal, in Menorca. It was built in the 17th century in the local harbour and due to this building, the town was born.
Only some ruins are left from the structure, as it was dismantled by the Spanish after the British domination, just like St. Philip's Castle. Not far from there, there is the Fornells Tower, a defensive tower whose objective was protecting the castle from enemy attacks.
Text adapted from “Sant Antoni Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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