Westreme Battery

Westreme Battery
Batterija ta' Westreme
Mellieħa, Malta
The blockhouse of Westreme Battery, now the Tunnara Museum
Coordinates35°57′59.8″N 14°21′25.1″E / 35.966611°N 14.356972°E / 35.966611; 14.356972
TypeArtillery battery
Site information
OwnerGovernment of Malta
OperatorMellieħa Local Council
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionBlockhouse intact
Parapet destroyed
Site history
Built1715–1716
Built byOrder of Saint John
MaterialsLimestone
Battles/warsCapture of Malta (1798)
World War II

Westreme Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Westreme), also known as ir-Rasus Battery (Maltese: Batterija tar-Rasus) or Mellieħa Right Battery (Maltese: Batterija tal-Lemin tal-Mellieħa), is a former artillery battery in Mellieħa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.

Most of the battery was destroyed over time, but the blockhouse still exists. It is now open to the public as the Tunnara Museum, a museum about tuna fishing.