Saint Anthony's Battery

Saint Anthony's Battery
Batterija ta' Sant'Antnin
Qala, Gozo, Malta
Saint Anthony's Battery
Map of St. Anthony's Battery
Coordinates36°1′57.9″N 14°20′6.6″E / 36.032750°N 14.335167°E / 36.032750; 14.335167
TypeArtillery battery
Site information
OwnerGovernment of Malta
Controlled byDin l-Art Ħelwa
Qala Local Council
Open to
the public
No
ConditionIntact
Site history
Built1731–1732
Built byOrder of Saint John
MaterialsLimestone

Saint Anthony's Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Sant'Antnin) is an artillery battery in Qala, Gozo, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1731 and 1732 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands. It is one of only two surviving batteries on Gozo, the other one being Qolla l-Bajda Battery in Żebbuġ.

The battery is also known as Qala Battery (Maltese: Batterija tal-Qala) or Qala Point Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Ras il-Qala), and is known locally as It-Trunċiera (English: The Entrenchment).