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The area around the tower is now covered with concrete and the foundations of some walls of the battery have never been excavated. Over the years Aħrax Tower was heavily modified so it is now difficult to see which parts are original and which were added later. The battery remains largely intact,
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In the 1743 inspection, Aħrax Tower was armed with two bronze cannons, gun wheels and stocks, sixteen cannonballs, four muskets, one rotolo of musket balls and ten rotolos of gunpowder. Thirty years later, in 1770, the battery was armed with ten iron cannons with 700 iron balls and 150 grapeshot
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for a loan period of 10 years, with the scope of this agreement being the conservation, restoration and rehabilitation of the building. The works were finished in June 2021 and the tower was reopened to the general public for educational purposes.
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British used the tower as a naval station and they added several rooms to the tower's structure. At a point it served as the Governor's summer residence and a British coat of arms replaced De Redin's personal arms. After
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was built around it in 1715. Today, the tower and battery are intact. After receiving 3 years of restoration work the tower was reopened to the public on the 9th of June 2021.
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parapet, a blockhouse that was built on the western wall of the tower, and two walls linking the tower to the gun platform. It was surrounded by a rock hewn ditch.
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was built around the tower, and it was called
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Aħrax Tower is the northernmost fortification on the main island of Malta.
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Aħrax Tower was built by
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the tower was privately owned but it was eventually abandoned.
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YouTube video showing a 3D model of Aħrax Tower and
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In
November 2016 the tower was granted to heritage NGO
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1196:St. Lucian Tower & Battery
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1312:Jesuit Hill Battery
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1172:Ramla Right Battery
1144:Qalet Marku Battery
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