List of fortifications of Malta
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This is a list of fortifications of Malta.
Contents
Prehistoric fortifications
Name | Image | Location | Built | Status |
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Baħrija | 150px | Rabat | Bronze Age | Scant remains |
Borġ in-Nadur | Birżebbuġa | c.1450 BC | One bastion intact | |
Nuffara | 150px | Xagħra | Bronze Age | Scant remains |
Qortin | St. Paul's Bay | Bronze Age | Scant remains | |
Ras il-Ġebel | Mġarr | Bronze Age | Scant remains | |
Wardija ta' San Ġorġ | Siġġiewi | Bronze Age | Scant remains |
Walled cities
Name | Image | Location | Built | Builder | Status |
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Birgu | Birgu | c.13th–18th centuries | Order of Saint John | Mostly intact, undergoing restoration | |
Cittadella | Victoria | Antiquity–1622 | Crown of Aragon Order of Saint John |
Intact, undergoing restoration | |
Cottonera Lines | Cospicua Birgu |
1670–18th century | Order of Saint John | Mostly intact | |
Floriana Lines | Floriana | 1635–18th century | Order of Saint John | Mostly intact | |
Mdina | Mdina | Antiquity–1746 | Order of Saint John | Intact, restored | |
Santa Margherita Lines | Cospicua | 1638–1736 | Order of Saint John[lower-alpha 1] | Partially intact | |
Senglea | 150px | Senglea | 1552–18th century | Order of Saint John[lower-alpha 1] | Partially intact |
Valletta | 150px | Valletta | 1566–1570s | Order of Saint John[lower-alpha 1] | Mostly intact, partially restored |
Forts
Name | Image | Location | Built | Builder | Status |
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Fort Benghisa | 150px | Birżebbuġa | 1910–1912 | United Kingdom | Intact, neglected |
Fort Binġemma | Rabat | 1875–1878 | United Kingdom | Intact, illegally occupied | |
Fort Campbell | 150px | Mellieħa | 1937–1938 | United Kingdom | Ruins |
Fort Chambray | Għajnsielem | 1749–1760s | Order of Saint John | Intact, redeveloped | |
Fort Delimara | 150px | Marsaxlokk | 1876–1888 | United Kingdom | Intact, restoration proposed |
Fort Leonardo | 150px | Żabbar | 1872–1878 | United Kingdom | Intact, restoration proposed |
Fort Madalena | 150px | Swieqi | 1878–1880 | United Kingdom | Intact, used as a rescue corps headquarters and training school |
Fort Manoel | Gżira | 1723–1733 | Order of Saint John | Intact, restored | |
Fort Mellieħa | Mellieħa | 1940s | United Kingdom | Intact, restored | |
Fort Mosta | 150px | Mosta | 1878–1880s | United Kingdom | Intact, used as an ammunition depot |
Fort Pembroke | Pembroke | 1875–1878 | United Kingdom | Intact, used as a school | |
Fort Ricasoli | Kalkara | 1670–1693 | Order of Saint John | Intact, neglected | |
Fort Saint Angelo | Birgu | 13th century–1690s | Order of Saint John | Intact, undergoing restoration | |
Fort Saint Elmo | 150px | Valletta | 1552–1570s | Order of Saint John | Intact, restored |
Fort San Lucian | 150px | Marsaxlokk | 1872–1878 | United Kingdom[lower-alpha 2] | Intact, used as an aquaculture research centre |
Fort Saint Michael | Senglea | 1552–1581 | Order of Saint John | Demolished, part of the base survives | |
Fort Saint Rocco | Kalkara | 1872–1900 | United Kingdom | Intact | |
Fort San Salvatore | Birgu | 1724 | Order of Saint John | Intact, neglected | |
Fort Tas-Silġ | Marsaxlokk | 1879–1883 | United Kingdom | Intact, used as an animal sanctuary | |
Fort Tigné | 150px | Sliema | 1793–1795 | Order of Saint John | Intact, restored |
Fort Verdala | Cospicua | 1852–1856 | United Kingdom | Intact, used as housing estates and a school |
Towers
Notes:
- For privately built towers, see List of fortifications of Malta#Fortified houses and privately built towers.
Batteries
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Notes:
- Batteries located within larger fortifications are not included in the above list unless they are notable in their own right. Such batteries include:
- De Guiral Battery in Fort Saint Angelo
- Grunenburgh's Batteries in Fort Saint Angelo, Valletta and Senglea
- Low Battery in the Cittadella
- Orsi Battery in Fort Ricasoli
- Several other batteries within the fortifications of Birgu
- Anti-aircraft batteries built in World War II are also not included.
Redoubts
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Entrenchments
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Name | Image | Location | Built[lower-alpha 3] | Builder | Status |
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Bengħisa Entrenchment | Birżebbuġa | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Demolished | |
Birżebbuġa Entrenchment | Birżebbuġa | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Partially intact | |
Falca Lines | Mġarr St. Paul's Bay |
1723–1732 | Order of Saint John | Ruins | |
Għajn Tuffieħa Entrenchment | Mġarr | Order of Saint John | Partially intact | ||
Louvier Entrenchment | Mellieħa | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Never completed Largely intact |
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Madliena Entrenchment | Naxxar | Order of Saint John | Short stretch intact | ||
Naxxar Entrenchment | Naxxar | 1722 | Order of Saint John | Partially intact | |
Qawra Point Entrenchment | St. Paul's Bay | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Short stretch intact | |
Qbajjar Entrenchment | Żebbuġ, Gozo | Order of Saint John | Few remains survive | ||
Ramla Entrenchment | Xagħra | 1720 | Order of Saint John | Few remains survive | |
Saint Julian's Entrenchment | St. Julian's | Order of Saint John | Short stretch intact | ||
Saint Lucian Entrenchment | Marsaxlokk | 1799 | Kingdom of Great Britain | Demolished | |
Spinola Entrenchment | St. Julian's | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Partially intact | |
Ta' Kassisu Entrenchment | Mellieħa | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Never completed Largely intact |
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Xgħajra Entrenchment | Żabbar | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Short stretches intact | |
Xrobb l-Għaġin Entrenchment | Marsaxlokk | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Ruins | |
Żewwieqa Entrenchment | Għajnsielem | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Ruins |
Notes:
- Entrenchments were originally planned to be built around the entire coastline of the Maltese Islands. The ones listed here are those of which some remains survive, or which are definitely known to have existed.
Lines of fortification
Name | Image | Location | Built | Builder | Status |
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Corradino Lines | 150px | Paola | 1871–1880 | United Kingdom | Mostly intact |
Victoria Lines | Rabat Mġarr Mosta Naxxar Għargħur |
1875–1899 | United Kingdom | Partially intact |
Notes:
- The Floriana Lines, Santa Margherita Lines and the Cottonera Lines are also lines of fortification, but they are listed with the walled cities since they are close to settlements.
Fortified houses and privately built towers
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Name | Image | Location | Built | Builder | Status |
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Armoury | Siġġiewi | Intact | |||
Bubaqra Tower | 150px | Żurrieq | c. 1579 | Don Matteolo Pisani | Intact |
Castello Lanzun | 150px | San Ġwann | 15th century–1713 | Wenzu Lanzun | Intact |
Gauci Tower | 150px | Naxxar | 16th century | Francesco Gauci | Intact |
Gourgion Tower | Xewkija | 1690 | Giovanni Gourgion | Demolished, some stonework survives | |
Mamo Tower | 150px | Marsaskala | 1657 | Gregorio and Giorgio Mamo | Intact, restored |
Santa Cecilia Tower | Għajnsielem | 1613 | Fra Bernardo Macedonia | Intact | |
Ta' Ingraw Tower[1] | 150px | Zejtun | 1603 | Klement Tabone | Dismantled; stonework used to built farmhouses |
Tal-Mozz Tower[2] | 150px | Zejtun | 1628 | ||
Sant’Antnin Tower[3] | Zejtun | Destroyed during WWII | |||
Ta' Bettina Tower | 150px | Marsaxlokk | c. 1740 | D'Aurel Family | Intact |
Tal-Buttar Tower | 150px | Marsaskala | Intact | ||
Tal-Gardiel Tower | Marsaskala | Intact | |||
Verdala Palace | Siġġiewi | 1586 | Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle | Intact | |
Vincenti Tower | 150px | Mqabba | 1726 | Fra Orfeo de Vincenzo | Partially intact |
Notes
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