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St Anthony's Battery

🇲🇹 Malta · 18th century

St Anthony's Battery in Malta
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Saint Anthony's Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Sant'Antnin) is an artillery battery in Qala, Gozo, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1731 and 1732 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands. It is one of only two surviving batteries on Gozo, the other one being Qolla l-Bajda Battery in Żebbuġ.

The battery is also known as Qala Battery (Maltese: Batterija tal-Qala) or Qala Point Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Ras il-Qala), and is known locally as It-Trunċiera (English: The Entrenchment).

Text adapted from “Saint Anthony's Battery” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Anthony's Battery ranks #6,924 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #36 of the 38 mapped in Malta. Founded 1732, it is older than 20% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 638 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 31 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Malta compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St Anthony's Battery?

St Anthony's Battery stands in Malta, at 36.03278°, 14.33528°.

When was St Anthony's Battery built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1732. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is St Anthony's Battery?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,924 of 8,764 worldwide, and #36 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 St Anthony's Battery?

St. Mary Battery, about 3 km away.

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