Madliena Tower

Madliena Tower
Torri tal-Madliena
Part of the De Redin towers and the Victoria Lines
Madliena, Pembroke, Malta
View of Madliena Tower from the southeast
Map of Madliena Tower as it is today
Coordinates35°56′11.7″N 14°28′23.1″E / 35.936583°N 14.473083°E / 35.936583; 14.473083
TypeCoastal watchtower
Artillery battery
Site information
OwnerGovernment of Malta
Controlled byFondazzjoni Wirt Artna
ConditionTower intact
Battery largely destroyed
Site history
Built1658 (tower)
1908–1909 (battery)
Built byOrder of Saint John (tower)
British Empire (battery)
In use1658–1940s
MaterialsLimestone
Battles/warsWorld War II

Madliena Tower (Maltese: Torri tal-Madliena), originally known as Torre della Paulina,[1] is a small watchtower in Madliena, limits of Pembroke, Malta. It was completed in 1658 as the fourth of the De Redin towers. The British built an artillery battery next to the tower in 1908–1909, and the tower and battery remained in use until World War II. Today, the battery no longer exists but the tower is in good condition.

  1. ^ Ġrajjet Malta - It-Tielet Ktieb (in Maltese) (4 ed.). Sliema: Department of Education. 2006. p. 81.