Saint Paul's Battery

Saint Paul's Battery
Batterija ta' San Pawl
Marsaxlokk, Malta
Saint Paul's Battery
Site information
TypeArtillery battery
Open to
the public
No
ConditionAbandoned
Location
Coordinates35°50′36″N 14°33′36″E / 35.84333°N 14.56000°E / 35.84333; 14.56000
Area13,500 m2 (145,000 sq ft)
Site history
Built1881–1886
Built byBritish Empire
In use1886–1900
MaterialsLimestone and concrete

Saint Paul's Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' San Pawl), also known as Ta' Lombardi Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Lombardi), is an artillery battery in Marsaxlokk, Malta. It stands on high ground at the shoreward end of Delimara Point, above il-Ħofra-z-Zgħira. It is a polygonal fort and was built by the British from 1881 to 1886. It commands a field of fire northwards over St Thomas' Bay and Marsaskala.

Approximately 350 m (1,150 ft) south is Fort Tas-Silġ, a much larger polygonal style fortification.