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Buġibba Battery ( mt, Batterija ta' Buġibba), also known as Elbene Battery ( mt, Batterija ta' Bileben), was an artillery battery in
Buġibba Battery was built in the 18th century during one of the building programmes of coastal batteries in Malta. Sources conflict as to whether it was built in 1715–16, or sometime between 1747 and 1784. It was one of a series of fortifications defending St. Paul's Bay, with the nearest ones to it being
National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands
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Buġibba
Buġibba (English pronunciation: ) is a zone within St. Paul's Bay in the Northern Region, Malta. It is situated adjacent to Qawra, and it is a popular tourist resort, containing numerous hotels, restaurants, pubs, clubs, and a casino.
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, limits of St. Paul's Bay, Malta
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. It was built in the 18th century, by the Order of St. John, as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese islands
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. The battery no longer exists, but its rock-hewn ditch and some foundations can still be noticed.
History
Buġibba Battery was built in the 18th century during one of the building programmes of coastal batteries in Malta. Sources conflict as to whether it was built in 1715–16, or sometime between 1747 and 1784. It was one of a series of fortifications defending St. Paul's Bay, with the nearest ones to it being Wignacourt Tower
Wignacourt Tower ( mt, Torri ta' Wignacourt), also known as Saint Paul's Bay Tower ( mt, Torri ta' San Pawl il-Baħar), is a bastioned watchtower in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. It was the first of six Wignacourt towers to be built, and the first ston ...
to the southwest and Qawra Tower to the northeast.
The battery's exact layout is not known, but it had a semi-circular gun platform with a parapet, and a blockhouse at the rear. It was surrounded by a ditch which was filled with seawater.
Present day
Today, the battery no longer exists, but some of its rock-hewn foundations and ditch can still be seen. The ditch and the remains are listed on theNational Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands
The National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands (NICPMI) is a heritage register listing the cultural property of Malta. The inventory includes properties such as archaeological sites, fortifications, religious buildings, mo ...
.
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External links
National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands
Batteries in Malta Hospitaller fortifications in Malta Buildings and structures completed in the 18th century Demolished buildings and structures in Malta Limestone buildings in Malta National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands 18th-century fortifications Buildings and structures in St. Paul's Bay 18th Century military history of Malta {{Malta-geo-stub