Wignacourt towers

Wignacourt towers
Various locations in Malta and Gozo
TypeCoastal watchtowers
Site information
Condition4 survived
2 destroyed
Site history
Built1610–1620
Built byOrder of Saint John
In use1610–2002
MaterialsLimestone
Battles/warsRaid of Żejtun (1614)
Capture of Malta (1798)
Siege of Malta (1798–1800)

The Wignacourt towers (Maltese: Torrijiet ta' Wignacourt) are a series of large coastal watchtowers built in Malta by the Order of Saint John between 1610 and 1620. A total of six towers of this type were constructed, four of which survive.