Faro Cabo Roche

The Roche lighthouse is located in a beacon tower in the municipality of Conil. It is 3.5 km from La Barrosa and is separated from it by the Ensenada de la Traición (Traición Cove).

The tower is built of masonry, with ashlar reinforcement at the corners. It has a square floor plan, with a large footing at the base, and sloping walls. About a third of its height, 5.10 m from the ground, it had an opening for access to the interior via a ladder.

The tower measures 14.30 m high up to the terrace. The preliminary design for the renovation of this lighthouse tower was drawn up in 1983 by engineer Lorenzo Donado Robles and architect Enrique Martínez Tercero. The final design was executed the following year by engineer Ángel Sánchez Vicente.

Although the date 1984 appears on the weather vane, it did not become operational until two years later.

The height of the focal plane is 45 m. above sea level, providing a range of 20 miles. The appearance is groups of one and three flashes, with a period of 24 seconds. The tower is distinctively covered in yellow plaster.Read more