Aħrax Tower
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Aħrax Tower, originally known as Torre di Lacras, and also known as Armier Tower, Ta' Ħoslien Tower or the White Tower, is a small watchtower overlooking Armier Bay in the limits of Mellieħa, Malta. I
Aħrax Tower
Commemorative plaque and missing escutcheon
The tower's interior
Għajn Ħadid Tower
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Għajn Ħadid Tower, originally known as Torre di Salomone and known by locals as Xagħra Tower, is a ruined watchtower in Selmun, limits of Mellieħa, Malta. It was built in 1658 as the first of the De R
Aħrax Tower
…towers. An escutcheon once stood over the main doorway with De Redin's coat of arms, although this is no longer in place. Just as was the case with Għajn Ħadid Tower, a well was located close to the tower to supply water to the militia stationed in the tower. In 1715, an artillery battery was built around the tower…
Ruins of Għajn Ħadid Tower
View of Għallis Tower, showing what Għajn Ħadid Tower looked like before its collapse in 1843
The ruined tower and the nearby defensible room