Spain · 18th century
Torre de Son Ganxo ranks #6,983 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #349 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded 1787, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 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.
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.
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