Cerro del Centinela
Cerro del Centinela is a locality in Andalusia, Spain. Cerro del Centinela is situated nearby to the locality El Sordo, as well as near Cerro de las Hermanillas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort of El Tolmo and Torre del Fraile.
Fort of El Tolmo
Monument
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The Fort de El Tolmo was a fort located in Algeciras, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1985. Only large ruins remain.
Torre del Fraile
Monument
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Torre del Fraile is one of a set of military watchtowers built around the South and East coast of Spain to keep an eye on passing shipping and Barbary pirates. Torre del Fraile is situated 3 km east of Cerro del Centinela.
Torre del Arroyo del Lobo
Monument
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY 3.0.
Torre del Arroyo del Lobo is a ruined medieval defensive tower near Algeciras, Spain. It is located in the cove of Getares, and monitored the stretch of coast from Punta Carnero to Punta de San García between the cities of Algeciras and Tarifa as part of the defensive system of the Strait of Gibraltar in the Middle Ages. Torre del Arroyo del Lobo is situated 4 km northeast of Cerro del Centinela.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Pelayo and El Bujeo.
El Pelayo
Hamlet
El Pelayo or Pelayo is a village in the municipality of Algeciras in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located 7 miles southwest from the city centre, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 14 kilometres away.
El Bujeo
Hamlet
El Bujeo is a village in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located about 9 miles southwest of Algeciras, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 11 kilometres away, and it lies between the villages of El Pelayo and El Cuartón. El Bujeo is situated 3½ km west of Cerro del Centinela.
El Cuartón
Hamlet
El Cuartón is a village in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain. It is located 13.7 kilometres by road southwest of the city centre of Algeciras, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 9.7 kilometres away, and it lies just to the southwest of El Bujeo. El Cuartón is situated 4½ km west of Cerro del Centinela.
Cerro del Centinela
Latitude
36.06607° or 36° 3′ 58″ northLongitude
-5.48458° or 5° 29′ 5″ westOpen location code
8C8P3G88+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1241878347OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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