Fortress
Mola Fortress
🇪🇸 Spain · 19th century
The Isabela II Fortress or La Mola Fortress is a Spanish military complex located on the Mola peninsula, at the entrance to the port of Mahón, on the island of Menorca, opposite the castillo de San Felipe, which protects the entrance to the port from the other side of the mouth. Next to this fortress is the easternmost point of Spain.
Its name comes from Queen Isabella II, who ordered it to be built in the mid-19th century.
Text adapted from “Mola Fortress” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mola Fortress ranks #4,810 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #213 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded 1848, it is older than 9% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,458 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. 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.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Mola Fortress?
Mola Fortress stands in Spain, at 39.8742°, 4.31306°.
When was Mola Fortress built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1848. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Mola Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,810 of 8,134 worldwide, and #213 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Mola Fortress?
St. Philip's Castle, about 1 km away.
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