Fortress
Fort Tigné
🇲🇹 Malta · 18th century
Fort Tigné (Maltese: Il-Forti Tigné - Il-Fortizza ta' Tigné) is a polygonal fort in Tigné Point, Sliema, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John between 1793 and 1795 to protect the entrance to Marsamxett Harbour. It is one of the oldest polygonal forts in the world. The fort, extensively altered by the British in the 19th century, remained in use by the military until 1979.
Fort Tigné was restored in the early 21st century, and it is now in good condition. It has been on Malta's tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1998, as part of the Knights' Fortifications around the Harbours of Malta.
Text adapted from “Fort Tigné” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Tigné ranks #3,764 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #14 of the 29 mapped in Malta. Founded 1793, it is older than 14% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 26 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Malta compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Fort Tigné?
Fort Tigné stands in Malta, at 35.90647°, 14.51323°.
When was Fort Tigné built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1793. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Tigné?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,764 of 8,133 worldwide, and #14 in Malta. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Tigné?
Fort Saint Elmo, about 1 km away.
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