Fortress
Torre de Son Ganxo
🇪🇸 Spain · 18th century
The Torre de Son Ganxo, or tower of Punta Prima, is the southernmost on the island of Menorca, in Spain. It was built to the design of the military engineer Ramón Santander. Its construction was completed on 17 June 1787. It has 3 storeys and is in a very good state of conservation. It belongs to the Island Council of Menorca and is managed by the Institut de la Joventut de Menorca (INJOVE).
Machine-translated from “Torre de Punta Prima” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre de Son Ganxo ranks #6,480 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #354 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded 1798, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th 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.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Torre de Son Ganxo?
Torre de Son Ganxo stands in Spain, at 39.81111°, 4.27583°.
When was Torre de Son Ganxo built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1798. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Torre de Son Ganxo?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,480 of 8,134 worldwide, and #354 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 Torre de Son Ganxo?
St. Philip's Castle, about 7 km away.
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