This is a list of fortifications of Malta.[1]
Name | Image | Location | Built | Status |
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Baħrija | Rabat | Bronze Age | Scant remains[2] | |
Borġ in-Nadur | Birżebbuġa | c.1450 BC | One bastion intact[3] | |
Nuffara | Xagħra | Bronze Age | Scant remains[2] | |
Qortin | St. Paul's Bay | Bronze Age | Scant remains[2] | |
Ras il-Ġebel | Mġarr | Bronze Age | Scant remains[3] | |
Wardija ta' San Ġorġ | Siġġiewi | Bronze Age | Scant remains[3] |
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[4] | Crown of Aragon Order of Saint John |
Intact. According to Ramon Muntaner (1283) a prominent Aragonite tower existed on the site in the whereabouts of the arch/remains of a Siculo-Norman style villa.[5] A number of outer towers were places outside the Citadel.[6] | |
Cottonera Lines | Cospicua Birgu |
1670–18th century | Order of Saint John | Mostly intact[7] | |
Floriana Lines | Floriana | 1635–18th century | Order of Saint John | Mostly intact[8] | |
Mdina | Mdina | Antiquity–1746 | Order of Saint John | Intact, restored | |
Santa Margherita Lines | Cospicua | 1638–1736 | Order of Saint John[a] | Partially intact | |
Senglea | Senglea | 1552–18th century | Order of Saint John[a] | Partially intact | |
Valletta | Valletta | 1566–1570s | Order of Saint John[a] | Mostly intact, partially restored |
Name | Image | Location | Built | Builder | Status |
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Fort Benghisa | Birżebbuġa | 1910–1912 | United Kingdom | Intact, neglected | |
Fort Binġemma | Rabat | 1875–1878 | United Kingdom | Intact, illegally occupied | |
Fort Campbell | Mellieħa | 1937–1938 | United Kingdom | Ruins | |
Fort Chambray | Għajnsielem | 1749–1760s | Order of Saint John | Intact, redeveloped[9] | |
Fort Delimara | Marsaxlokk | 1876–1888 | United Kingdom | Intact, restoration proposed | |
Fort Leonardo | Żabbar | 1872–1878 | United Kingdom | Intact, restoration proposed | |
Fort Madalena | Swieqi | 1878–1880 | United Kingdom | Intact, used as a rescue corps headquarters and training school[10] | |
Fort Manoel | Gżira | 1723–1733 | Order of Saint John | Intact, restored | |
Fort Mellieħa | Mellieħa | 1940s | United Kingdom | Intact, restored | |
Fort Mosta | 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 | Valletta | 1552–1570s | Order of Saint John | Intact, restored | |
Fort San Lucian | Marsaxlokk | 1872–1878 | United Kingdom[b] | 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 | Sliema | 1793–1795 | Order of Saint John | Intact, restored | |
Fort Verdala | Cospicua | 1852–1856 | United Kingdom | Intact, used as housing estates and a school |
Notes:
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2015) |
Notes:
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2015) |
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2015) |
Name | Image | Location | Built[c] | Builder | Status |
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Bengħisa Entrenchment | Birżebbuġa | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Demolished[17] | |
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 | |
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 survives in ruins | |
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 | |
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:
Name | Image | Location | Built | Builder | Status |
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Corradino Lines | Paola | 1871–1880 | United Kingdom | Mostly intact | |
Victoria Lines | Rabat Mġarr Mosta Naxxar Għargħur |
1875–1899 | United Kingdom | Partially intact[19] |
Notes:
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2016) |
Name | Image | Location | Built | Builder | Status |
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Sant'Angelo Tower | Birżebbuġa | 1702 or 1775 | Viani | Destroyed during WWII[20] | |
Armoury | Siġġiewi | Intact | |||
Bubaqra Tower | Żurrieq | c. 1579 | Don Matteolo Pisani | Intact | |
Cardona Tower | Għarb | Cardona family | Intact. Built before 1649.[21] Also known as tas-Sarretta Tower.[22] Intact but machicolations removed. They appear to were still partially intact on 21 August 1933.[23] | ||
Castello Lanzun | San Ġwann | 15th century–1713 | Wenzu Lanzun | Intact | |
Gauci Tower | Naxxar | 16th century | Francesco Gauci | Intact | |
Gourgion Tower | Xewkija | 1690 | Giovanni Gourgion | Demolished, some stonework survives | |
Ingraw Tower | Żejtun | 1603 | Clemente Tabone | Dismantled; stonework used to build farmhouses[24][25] | |
Mamo Tower | Marsaskala | 1657 | Gregorio and Giorgio Mamo | Intact, restored | |
Mari ta’ Qerqni Tower | Birżebbuġa | Unclear | Intact, converted into a farmhouse | ||
Sant'Antnin Tower | Żejtun | Destroyed during WWII[25] | |||
Santa Cecilia Tower | Għajnsielem | 1613 | Fra Bernardo Macedonia | Intact | |
Ta' Bettina Tower | Marsaxlokk | c. 1740 | D'Aurel Family | Intact | |
Tal-Buttar Tower | Marsaskala | Intact and used as a rural building with a close by watermill.[26] | |||
Tal-Gardiel Tower | Marsaskala | Intact | |||
Tal-Mozz Tower | Żejtun | 1628 | Intact.[25] Also known as Tal-Kwies Tower.[27] | ||
Wied il-Qoton Tower | Birżebbuġa | 18th century | Unprofessionally modified in 1758 | ||
Verdala Palace | Siġġiewi | 1586 | Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle | Intact |