De Redin towers
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The De Redin Towers are a series of small coastal watchtowers built in Malta by the Order of Saint John between 1658 and 1659. Thirteen towers were built around the coast of mainland Malta to act as w
View of Naxxar's coastline, with three De Redin towers visible (Għallis, St. Mark's and Madliena Towers)
The De Redin towers are based on Sciuta Tower, which was built in 1638.
Torre dello Standardo, an 18th-century tower whose design is similar to the De Redin towers
Falkun Tower
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
De Redin towers
…only tower built after them was Isopu Tower, which was completed in 1667. In around 1715, as part of a programme to improve Malta's coastal defences, Aħrax Tower and Saint Julian's Tower were upgraded into coastal batteries. A gun platform was built around the seaward face of the tower, which served as a blockhouse…
Aħrax Tower
Commemorative plaque and missing escutcheon
The tower's interior