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Mellieħa Redoubt ( mt, Ridott tal-Mellieħa) was a redoubt in Mellieħa, 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. The redoubt was demolished in the 19th century.
Mellieħa Redoubt was built in 1715–1716 as part of the first building programme of coastal fortifications in Malta. It was part of a chain of fortifications that defended Mellieħa Bay, which also included Fedeau and Westreme Batteries and several entrenchments.
Construction of the Mellieħa Redoubt cost about 1644 scudi. It consisted of a pentagonal platform with a low parapet, with rectangular blockhouse located at the centre of its gorge. It was one of the few redoubts which were armed with artillery, and it had four 6-pounder guns in 1770. The gunpowder was stored in the nearby
History
Mellieħa Redoubt was built in 1715–1716 as part of the first building programme of coastal fortifications in Malta. It was part of a chain of fortifications that defended Mellieħa Bay, which also included Fedeau and Westreme Batteries and several entrenchments.
Construction of the Mellieħa Redoubt cost about 1644 scudi. It consisted of a pentagonal platform with a low parapet, with rectangular blockhouse located at the centre of its gorge. It was one of the few redoubts which were armed with artillery, and it had four 6-pounder guns in 1770. The gunpowder was stored in the nearby Saint Agatha's Tower
Saint Agatha's Tower ( mt, Torri ta' Sant'Agata), also known as the Red Tower ( mt, Torri l-Aħmar), Mellieħa Tower ( mt, Torri tal-Mellieħa) or Fort Saint Agatha ( mt, Forti Sant'Agata), is a large bastioned watchtower in Mellieħa, Malta. It w ...
.
The redoubt was demolished in the early 19th century to make way for the road leading from Mellieħa to Ċirkewwa
ÄŠirkewwa is a harbour situated on a point at the northernmost part of Malta.
It is the site of the ÄŠirkewwa Ferry Terminal, where regular car ferries operate to the port of MÄ¡arr in Gozo. In the summer, boat trips to Comino also operate, as w ...
. Its stones were used to build the road.
See also
*Crivelli Redoubt
Crivelli Redoubt ( mt, Ridott ta' Crivelli), also known as Barriera Redoubt ( mt, Ridott tal-Barriera) or Armier Redoubt ( mt, Ridott tal-Armier), is a redoubt in Armier Bay, Mellieħa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–171 ...
*Qortin Redoubt
Qortin Redoubt ( mt, Ridott tal-Qortin), also known as Eskalar Redoubt ( mt, Ridott t'Eskalar), is a redoubt in the limits of Mellieħa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications aro ...
*Tal-Bir Redoubt
Tal-Bir Redoubt ( mt, Ridott tal-Bir), also known as Wied Musa Redoubt ( mt, Ridott ta' Wied Musa), is a redoubt in the limits of Mellieħa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications ...
References
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