| Elminiech Battery | |
|---|---|
|
Batterija t'Elminiech | |
| Birżebbuġa, Malta | |
| Type | Artillery battery |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1715–1716 |
| Built by | Order of Saint John |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Fate | Demolished |
Elminiech Battery (Maltese language: Batterija t'Elminiech), also known as Figuella Battery (Maltese language: Batterija ta' Figuella), was an artillery battery in Birżebbuġa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.[1]
Elminiech Battery was part of a chain of fortifications that defended Marsaxlokk Bay, which also included six other batteries, the large Saint Lucian Tower, two smaller De Redin towers, four redoubts and three entrenchments.[2] The nearest fortifications to Elminiech Battery were the Birżebbuġa Entrenchments to the northwest and Fresnoy Redoubt to the east. Construction of the battery cost 1451 scudi.[3]
The battery was demolished, and its site is now occupied by part of the Malta Freeport.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Zammit, Vincent (1984). "The Order's 18th Century Fortifications". Ħamrun: PEG Ltd. p. 170.
- ↑ "Vendôme Tower". http://www.eh4-marenostrum.net/virtualtour/Marsaxlokk/trail_2/09/Vendome-Tower.pdf. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ Spiteri, Stephen C. (18 October 2010). "St. Thomas Tower and Battery". http://www.militaryarchitecture.com/index.php/Fortifications/st-thomas-tower-and-battery.html. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ "About Birzebbuga". http://www.birzebbuga.com/aboutbirzebbuga.html. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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