| Fort Saint Rocco | |
|---|---|
Forti San Rokku | |
| Kalkara, Malta | |
_24.jpg) Model of the Fort Saint Rocco as originally built in 1872–73 (prior to the rebuilding of 1900), displayed at the Fortifications Interpretation Centre | |
| Coordinates | 35°53′32.97″N 14°32′16.07″E / 35.8924917°N 14.5377972°E |
| Type | Polygonal fort |
| Area | 21,200 m2 (228,000 sq ft)[1] |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | Intact |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1872–1873 (first fort) 1900 (second fort) |
| Built by | British Empire |
| In use | 1873–1950s |
| Materials | Limestone and concrete |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Fort Saint Rocco (Maltese: Forti Santu Rokku), also known as Fort Saint Roca on some maps, is a polygonal fort in Kalkara, Malta. It is located east of Rinella Battery and seaward of the village of Santu Rokku, and forms part of the complex of shore batteries built by the British to defend the coast east of the mouth of Grand Harbour between the 1870s and 1900s.
- ^ "The American University of Malta - Preliminary Alternative Sites Evaluation Report" (PDF). Office of the Prime Minister. August 2015. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2015.