Xwejni Redoubt
Xwejni Redoubt | |
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Ridott tax-Xwejni | |
Żebbuġ, Gozo, Malta | |
Type | Redoubt |
Site history | |
Built | 1715–1716 |
Built by | Order of Saint John |
Materials | Limestone |
Fate | Demolished |
Xwejni Redoubt (Maltese: Ridott tax-Xwejni) was a redoubt in Xwejni Bay, limits of Żebbuġ, Gozo, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715 and 1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands.
The redoubt formed part of a chain of fortifications built to defend Marsalforn and nearby bays from Ottoman or Barbary attacks. Although the area was once fortified by a number of towers, batteries, redoubts and entrenchments, all of these have been destroyed except for Qolla l-Bajda Battery between Qbajjar and Xwejni Bays.[1]
Xwejni Redoubt was unusual in the sense that it had a semicircular or rectangular platform, while most redoubts were pentagonal.[2]
No remains of the redoubt have survived.[3]
References
- ^ Bezzina, Joseph. "Marsalforn Culture & History". Żebbuġ Local Council. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Spiteri, Stephen C. (10 April 2010). "18th Century Hospitaller Coastal Batteries". MilitaryArchitecture.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Camilleri, Alex (2009). "It-Toponomastika t'Għawdex: Ix-Xtut taż-Żebbuġ, l-Għasri, u l-Għarb" (PDF). L-Imnara (in Maltese). 9 (2). Għaqda tal-Folklor: 73. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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