Tombrell Battery
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| Tombrell Battery | |
|---|---|
Batterija tat-Tumbrell | |
| Marsaxlokk, Malta | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Artillery battery |
| Owner | Government of Malta |
| Condition | Only rock-hewn ditch remains |
| Location | |
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| Map of Tombrell Battery and the nearby entrenchments | |
| Coordinates | 35°49′43.7″N 14°33′48″E / 35.828806°N 14.56333°E |
| 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.
Tombrell Battery was built on a small headland known as Tombrell Point, which is part of the Delimara peninsula. It is believed to have been built in around 1722, but its actual date of construction is not yet known. The battery consisted of a semi-circular gun platform, with guns mounted en barbette. Its land front was enclosed by an unusual combination of a redan and a blockhouse, and it was surrounded by a rock-hewn ditch. An irregular entrenchment wall flanked either side of the battery.
Tombrell Battery was demolished by the British military at the end of the 19th century to clear the line of fire of Wolseley Battery.[1]
