This weathervane was photographed above a lighthouse in Peniscola, Castellon, Spain.
Peniscola is an ancient city on the Mediterranean Sea originally settled by the Iberians, then the Phoenicians, then the Greeks, Then the Carthaginians. The castle above the city was built by the Templar Knights around 1300. It was the home of the "Papa Luna" or Pope Benedict XII from 1415 to 1423. We visited during an almost full moon, which you can see in some of the photographs. Peniscola is a now a resort town with beautiful beaches near this medieval part of the city.
The lighthouse is next door to the Papa Luna castle. It was first lit in October 1899 and powered by paraffin lamps, and later electrified. It is still in use as a navigation aid. Like last week's weathervane you can see HERE, it is a a simple arrow vane for navigation below an anemometer which measures wind speed. This type of weathervane is appropriate for a lighthouse. Both Peniscola's and Oropesa's weathervanes look alike, if not exactly alike!
For the truly curious:
Peniscola Lighthouse: https://www.portcastello.com/en/portcastello-lighthouses/peniscola-lighthouse/#1631877192018-618eb56d-59ae
Last week's Weathervane Wednesday in Oropesa, Spain: https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-lighthouse-at-oropesa-spain-for.html
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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Another Lighthouse with a Weathervane, from Peniscola, Spain", Nutfield Genealogy, posted January 22, 2025, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/01/another-lighthouse-with-weathervane.html: accessed [access date]).
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