Marsalforn Tower
| Marsalforn Tower | |
|---|---|
Torri ta' Marsalforn | |
| Part of the Wignacourt towers | |
| Xagħra, Gozo, Malta | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Coastal watchtower |
| Condition | Mound of rubble still visible |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 36°4′15.2″N 14°15′54.8″E / 36.070889°N 14.265222°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | c. 1614–1616 |
| Built by | Order of Saint John |
| In use | 1616–1715 |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Fate | Collapsed or demolished, c. 1715 |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Giovanni Paolo Azzopardi (1616) Domenico Azzupardi (1715) |
Marsalforn Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' Marsalforn) refers to two towers that stood near Marsalforn, in the limits of Xagħra, Gozo, Malta. The first one was built in 1616, as the fourth of six Wignacourt towers, and collapsed around 1715. The second was a Tour-reduit, which was built in 1720 and demolished in 1915.
Both towers formed part of a chain of fortifications built to defend the town of Marsalforn and nearby bays from Ottoman or Barbary attacks. Although the area was fortified by several towers, batteries, redoubts and entrenchments, the only surviving vestige of these is Qolla l-Bajda Battery between Qbajjar and Xwejni Bays.