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
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
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
Għajn Ħadid Tower
…as Xagħra Tower (Maltese: It-Torri tax-Xagħra), is a ruined watchtower in Selmun, limits of Mellieħa, Malta. It was built in 1658 as the first of the De Redin towers. The tower has been in ruins since its upper floor collapsed in an earthquake in 1856. Għajn Ħadid Tower was the first De Redin tower to be built…
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