Coastal battery of Atalaya de Fornells

Coastal battery of Atalaya de Fornells is a ruins in Balearic Islands, Spain. Coastal battery of Atalaya de Fornells is situated near Punta des Murter, as well as near the ruins Antigua bateria de costa.

Type: Ruins
Description: Coastal battery
Inscription: “Ruinas de la antigua bateria de Costa de la Atalaya de Fornells”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Torre de Fornells and House of the Boatswain in Fornells.

Torre de Fornells

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Carles garcia-roca, Public domain.

Torre de Fornells is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Coastal battery of Atalaya de Fornells.

House of the Boatswain in Fornells

Tourism office

Photo: Josefito123, CC BY-SA 4.0.

House of the Boatswain in Fornells is a tourism office, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Coastal battery of Atalaya de Fornells.

Lourdes Hermitage in Fornells

Church

Photo: Josefito123, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lourdes Hermitage in Fornells is a church, which is situated 1 km southwest of Coastal battery of Atalaya de Fornells.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fornells and Es Mercadal.

Fornells

Hamlet

Photo: Lohen11, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fornells is a village located in a bay in the north of the Balearic island of Menorca, Spain.

Es Mercadal

Photo: Nicolas G. Mertens, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mercadal is a central town of Minorca with about 5,000 people.

Coastal battery of Atalaya de Fornells

Categories: coastal battery, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: Balearic Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

40.06596° or 40° 3′ 57″ north

Longitude

4.14264° or 4° 8′ 34″ east

Open location code

8FG6348V+93

OpenStreetMap ID

way 589465646

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

Wikidata ID

Q51162088

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Coastal battery of Atalaya de Fornells” goes by many names.

Catalan: “bateria de costa de la Talaia de Fornells”
Spanish: “Batería de costa de la Atalaya de Fornells”
Spanish: “Batería de Costa de la Atalaya de Fornells”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Batería de Costa de la Atalaya de Fornells and Punta des Murter.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bateria de Costa de la Atalaya de Fornells and La Cuina del Pep.

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