Spinola Redoubt | |
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Ridott ta' Spinola | |
Birżebbuġa, Malta | |
Coordinates | 35°49′31.7″N 14°31′43.2″E / 35.825472°N 14.528667°E |
Type | Tour-Reduit |
Site history | |
Built | 1715–1716 |
Built by | Order of Saint John |
Materials | Limestone |
Fate | Demolished |
Spinola Redoubt ( Maltese: Ridott ta' Spinola), also known as Birżebbuġa Redoubt ( Maltese: Ridott ta' Birżebbuġa), was a tour-reduit in Birżebbuġa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands. [1] It has been demolished.
Spinola Redoubt built in 1715–1716 part of a chain of fortifications that defended Marsaxlokk Bay, which also included three other redoubts, the large Saint Lucian Tower, two smaller De Redin towers, seven batteries and three entrenchments. [2] The nearest fortifications to Spinola Redoubt were Pinto Battery to the northeast and Birżebbuġa Entrenchments to the south.
Spinola Redoubt was one of four tour-reduits built in Malta, with the other three being Fresnoy Redoubt, Vendôme Tower and Marsalforn Tower. It had a square shape, similar to the surviving Vendôme Tower. [3]
The redoubt has been demolished and its site is now a public garden.