Hito # 027 - Sa Canova d’Artà - Artà, C.A. Islas Baleares, España
N 39° 43.462 E 003° 14.975
31S E 521389 N 4397195
Boundary stone in the area of Sa Canova d'Artà on the Balearic island of Mallorca
Waymark Code: WMXKK7
Location: Islas Baleares, Spain
Date Posted: 01/25/2018
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Walking along the Mallorcan coastline, you will inevitably stumble across some hitos (Castellano) or fites (Catalan), boundary stones fixing the demarcation of the maritime border.
In 1988, when the Spanish Ley de Costas was approved, all Spanish coastlines were declared Dominio público marítimo terrestre (Public Domain), granting the general public a right of access. In theory this right of access was meant to stretch 100 m from the waterfront.
The boundary stones used to be simple markers made of sandstone whilst now new ones have been placed made of concrete and fitted with a metal plaque.
Often the new marking stones, like this one, are quite a way removed from the old boundary markers and quite often, are further inland.
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