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The Xgħajra Scout Group has established a subcommittee called "At the Fort." This initiative was conceived to gradually revitalise the Delle Grazie battery. The 'At the Fort' committee is dedicated to meticulously planning and executing events that allow the public to visit and explore the fort. The
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Construction of the battery started in
October 1888 and was completed in March 1893, at a cost of £16,344. It was constructed to take advantage of the improved breech loading guns then coming into service. It was equipped with two
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The gallery below shows views on an anti-clockwise tour of the exterior of the fort. The rear section of the left hand ditch and the right half or the rear ditch are private property and inaccessible to photograph.
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321:. The restoration of the battery is being funded by the Group's finances and fundraising efforts. In the near future, the Scout's plan is to fully restore the battery and open it to the public.
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260:. It is currently being used by the Xgħajra Scout Group as their main headquarters and campsite, and part of it is used as the town hall for Xgħajra.
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the battery was used as a coastal defence search light battery. At this time some structures were added to accommodate the searchlights.
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that stood close to the present battery. The tower was demolished to clear the field of fire of the present battery.
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Looking along the rear ditch towards the causeway, where the musket ports that command the rear ditch, can be seen.
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defending the forward ditches. Access to the fort is via a gatehouse and causeway across the rear ditch.
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proceeds from these events support the ongoing restoration and maintenance of the battery.
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506:"The American University of Malta - Preliminary Alternative Sites Evaluation Report"
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Under management agreement for The Scouts
Association of Malta - Xgħajra Scout Group
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View along the forward ditch towards the left hand caponier in the distance.
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The battery is currently managed and maintained under an agreement with the
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The corner of the ditch, where the right hand ditch and the rear ditch meet
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Looking down the forward ditch, along the line of fire of the right hand
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The battery was abandoned in 1910 and its guns were removed. However, in
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between 1888 and 1893. The battery stands above the shore to the east of
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View along the forward ditch looking towards the right hand caponier.
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Looking towards the rear of the battery along the right hand ditch.
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Looking down the left hand ditch of the battery, with the left
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Layout of the
Battery, detail from a sign beside the gate.
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looking down the rear ditch away from the causeway.
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458:Looking into the battery across the forward ditch.
294:The battery takes its name from the much earlier
470:The bomb proof roof of the left hand caponier.
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358:The modern gate that closes off the causeway.
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1210:Military installations established in 1893
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1195:Artillery battery fortifications in Malta
515:. August 2015. p. 8. Archived from
287:, irregular hexagonal in plan, with two
559:. Xgħajra Local Council. Archived from
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111:28,400 m (306,000 sq ft)
283:The installation takes the form of a
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1230:Buildings and structures in Xgħajra
582:Twenty-Five Years of Detective Life
14:
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840:St. Julian's Tower & Battery
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535:"Della Grazie Battery 1888-1893"
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1185:British fortifications in Malta
859:St. Mary's Battery (Marsalforn)
537:. Victorian Forts and Artillery
52:Right hand ditch of the battery
902:Wignacourt Tower & Battery
868:St. Thomas Tower & Battery
845:St. Lucian Tower & Battery
300:Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower
1:
1215:Limestone buildings in Malta
1205:City and town halls in Malta
701:Delimara Tower & Battery
513:Office of the Prime Minister
1220:19th-century fortifications
1200:World War II sites in Malta
854:St. Mary's Battery (Comino)
1246:
591:Cambridge University Press
150:Intact - Under restoration
1161:
802:Qawra Tower & Battery
668:Aħrax Tower & Battery
579:Caminada, Jerome (2012).
557:"General Xghajra History"
45:
32:
23:
1190:Polygonal forts in Malta
934:Capuchin Convent Battery
280:in disappearing mounts.
230:Il-Batterija tax-Xgħajra
218:Il-Batterija tal-Grazzja
26:Il-Batterija tal-Grazzja
577:Della Grazia Battery -
1091:Night Practice Battery
486:nestling in the ditch.
244:. It was built by the
229:
217:
835:St. Anthony's Battery
807:Qolla l-Bajda Battery
79:35.88583°N 14.54944°E
1124:Sliema Point Battery
1114:San Giovanni Battery
1076:Della Grazie Battery
1006:Ta' Għemmuna Battery
593:. pp. 216–217.
522:on 16 November 2015.
210:Della Grazie Battery
19:Della Grazie Battery
979:St. Peter's Battery
961:Jesuit Hill Battery
943:Corradino Batteries
821:Ramla Right Battery
793:Qalet Marku Battery
319:Xgħajra Scout Group
278:breech loading guns
258:Fort Saint Leonardo
75: /
1119:St. Paul's Battery
812:Ramla Left Battery
658:Sovereign Military
533:Forrest, Michael.
129:Controlled by
84:35.88583; 14.54944
1172:
1171:
1071:Cambridge Battery
1024:Tas-Samra Battery
988:San Rocco Battery
924:National Congress
897:Wied Musa Battery
719:Elminiech Battery
696:De Guiral Battery
234:artillery battery
220:), also known as
207:
206:
102:artillery battery
1237:
1167:Demolished/ruins
1166:
1148:Wolseley Battery
1134:
1105:
1100:Pembroke Battery
1096:
1086:Lascaris Battery
1061:
1060:
1047:
1042:Żejtun Batteries
1038:
1033:Żabbar Batteries
1029:
1020:
1015:Tal-Borg Battery
1011:
1002:
997:Sliema Batteries
993:
984:
975:
966:
957:
952:Għargħar Battery
948:
939:
922:
921:
920:
892:Westreme Battery
883:
878:Tombrell Battery
873:Saluting Battery
864:
850:
826:
817:
798:
784:
770:
756:
747:
737:Ferretti Battery
733:
724:
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706:
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683:
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632:
625:
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391:
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296:Wignacourt tower
254:Fort Saint Rocco
116:Site information
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16:
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1234:
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1174:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1157:
1143:Wardija Battery
1131:
1129:Spinola Battery
1109:Rinella Battery
1102:
1093:
1055:
1050:
1044:
1035:
1026:
1017:
1008:
999:
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981:
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945:
936:
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918:
916:
911:
887:Vendôme Battery
880:
861:
847:
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795:
781:
767:
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744:
742:Għallis Battery
730:
721:
712:
703:
689:
687:Buġibba Battery
680:
678:Balbani Battery
659:
650:
645:
636:
601:
578:
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572:Further reading
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371:
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222:Xgħajra Battery
182:
139:the public
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124:Lands Authority
83:
81:
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61:
53:
33:
28:
12:
11:
5:
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1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1177:
1176:
1170:
1169:
1162:
1159:
1158:
1156:
1155:
1153:Żonqor Battery
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1145:
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1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
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1097:
1088:
1083:
1081:Garden Battery
1078:
1073:
1067:
1065:
1063:British Empire
1052:
1051:
1049:
1048:
1039:
1030:
1021:
1012:
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994:
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967:
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904:
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870:
865:
856:
851:
842:
837:
832:
830:Riħama Battery
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818:
809:
804:
799:
790:
785:
776:
774:Mistra Battery
771:
765:Maħsel Battery
762:
757:
748:
739:
734:
728:Fedeau Battery
725:
716:
710:Dellia Battery
707:
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673:Arrias Battery
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660:Order of Malta
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563:on 2008-03-24.
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24:
21:
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13:
10:
9:
6:
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3:
2:
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1228:
1226:
1225:Former towers
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1138:Tarġa Battery
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989:
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983:
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977:
974:
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970:Marsa Battery
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950:
947:
944:
941:
938:
935:
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929:
927:
914:
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907:Wilġa Battery
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789:
788:Pinto Battery
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772:
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761:
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751:Lembi Battery
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600:9781108054775
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168:Built by
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824:
815:
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782:
779:Orsi Battery
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561:the original
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539:. Retrieved
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517:the original
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307:World War II
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202:World War II
198:Battles/wars
155:Site history
137:Open to
25:
760:Low Battery
541:26 December
313:Present day
178:In use
82: /
58:Coordinates
1179:Categories
926:Battalions
492:References
252:, between
70:14°32′58″E
639:Batteries
289:caponiers
232:), is an
192:Limestone
188:Materials
181:1893–1910
163:1888–1893
147:Condition
99:Polygonal
67:35°53′9″N
587:New York
484:caponier
420:caponier
273:and two
329:Gallery
275:10 inch
264:History
246:British
238:Xgħajra
226:Maltese
214:Maltese
35:Xgħajra
597:
298:, the
271:6 inch
643:Malta
520:(PDF)
509:(PDF)
242:Malta
183:1940s
160:Built
121:Owner
39:Malta
595:ISBN
543:2014
256:and
108:Area
95:Type
641:in
236:in
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142:No
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