Tour de Negru
| Tour de Negru | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates | 42°45′40″N 9°20′25″E / 42.76111°N 9.34028°ECoordinates: 42°45′40″N 9°20′25″E / 42.76111°N 9.34028°E |
| Built | before 1617 |
| Designated | 27 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | PA00099285 |
  Location of Tour de Negru in Corsica | |
The Tour de Negru (Corsican: Torra di Negru) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Olmeta-di-Capocorso (Haute-Corse) on the coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits on the shore on the west coast of Cap Corse.
The tower was one of a series of coastal defences built by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[1] The tower was built in around 1560.[2] It is included in a list compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617 where it is recorded as being guarded by two men but only at night.[3]
In 1992 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[2]
Notes and references
- ↑ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (2000). "Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650)". In Vergé-Franceschi, Michel; Graziani, Antoine-Marie. La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. pp. 73–144. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
- 1 2 "Monuments historiques: Tour de Negro" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 4 May 2014..
- ↑ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (1992). Les Tours Littorales (in French and Italian). Ajaccio, France: Alain Piazzola. p. 136, no. 66. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.
External links
- "Negru : Présentation" (in French). I Torregiani. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- Nivaggioni, Mathieu; Verges, Jean-Marie. "Les Tours Génoises Corses" (in French). Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs.
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