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Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Redoubt

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The redoubt consists of a pentagonal platform with short flanks and a low parapet, with a rectangular blockhouse located at the centre of its gorge. The blockhouse is divided into two rooms, with the larger room containing the main entrance.
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Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Redoubt was built in 1715–1716 as part of the first building programme of redoubts in Malta. The nearest fortifications to the redoubt were
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as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands. Today, the redoubt still exists in relatively good condition.
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Today, the redoubt is still in relatively good condition. It is leased to a private tenant and is used as a bar and restaurant named
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The redoubt as viewed from the landward side. The white building is the blockhouse.
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to the east. The redoubt was originally linked to the latter tower by an
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Zammit, Vincent (1984). "The Order's 18th Century Fortifications".
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MEPA clamps down on restaurant in 18th century fort
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Redoubt in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, limits of Naxxar, Malta
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Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq
Naxxar
Malta


35°56′23.5″N 14°27′20.9″E / 35.939861°N 14.455806°E / 35.939861; 14.455806
Redoubt
Government of Malta
Order of Saint John
Limestone
Maltese
redoubt
Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq
Naxxar
Malta
Order of Saint John
Maltese
Maltese
Qalet Marku Battery
Madliena Tower
entrenchment
World War II
The redoubt as viewed from the landward side. The white building is the blockhouse.
Interior of the redoubt
Ħamrun
"Environment Protection Directorate (MEPA) Report on EIA – Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)"
the original
"Madliena Entrenchment"
the original
"Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Redoubt"

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