Birkirkara Tower
Not to be confused with Tal-Wejter Tower.
| Birkirkara Tower | |
|---|---|
| Torri ta' Birkirkara | |
| Birkirkara, Malta | |
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View of Birkirkara Tower | |
| Coordinates | 35°54′4.1″N 14°28′1.8″E / 35.901139°N 14.467167°E |
| Type | Tower |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Private |
| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | Intact |
| Site history | |
| Built | c. 16th century |
| Materials | Limestone |
The Birkirkara Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' Birkirkara) is a tower in Birkirkara, Malta. Its date of construction is not known, but it is believed to date back to around the mid or late 16th century.
Birkirkara Tower has a square plan, and its roof is surrounded by a high parapet wall. The latter contains six box machicolations.
The tower was included on the Antiquities List of 1925.[1] It is now scheduled as a Grade 1 national monument by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority,[2] and it is also listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.[3]
The tower as seen from Għar il-Ġobon Street
See also
References
- ↑ "Protection of Antiquities Regulations 21st November, 1932 Government Notice 402 of 1932, as Amended by Government Notices 127 of 1935 and 338 of 1939.". Malta Environment and Planning Authority. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "Mepa Schedules 51 archaeological sites and buildings". The Malta Independent. 27 December 2009. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
- ↑ "Birkirkara Tower" (PDF). National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Island. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2015.
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