Tombrell Battery | |
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Batterija tat-Tumbrell | |
Marsaxlokk, Malta | |
Coordinates | 35°49′43.7″N 14°33′48″E / 35.828806°N 14.56333°E |
Type | Artillery battery |
Site information | |
Owner | Government of Malta |
Condition | Only rock-hewn ditch remains |
Site history | |
Built | c. 1722 |
Built by | Order of Saint John |
Materials | Limestone |
Fate | Demolished |
Tombrell Battery (Maltese: Batterija tat-Tumbrell) was an artillery battery in Delimara, Marsaxlokk, Malta. It was built in around 1722 by the Order of Saint John as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands. The battery was demolished at the end of the 19th century, and only its rock-hewn ditch survives today.