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Ramla Right
Battery was built in 1715–1716 as part of the first building programme of coastal batteries in Malta. It was one of several fortifications in Ramla Bay, which also included
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Only some remains of the battery's blockhouse survive and, along with the rest of Ramla Bay, are managed by the Gaia
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in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the
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on the plateau above the bay, and an underwater barrier to prevent enemy ships from landing within the bay.
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The battery had a semi-circular parapet with six embrasures, with a blockhouse at the rear. A
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A history of Malta during the period of the French and
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in 1798, when it fired on the approaching French fleet.
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in the centre. These were all linked together by an
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430:Ragonesi, Rudolf (16 June 2013).
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341:. 6 January 1995. Archived from
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278:The battery saw use during the
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409:Hardman, William (1909).
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309:"It-Trunciera fir-Ramla"
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83:36.062667°N 14.286889°E
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357:"Il-Bajja tar-Ramla"
88:36.062667; 14.286889
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140:Site history
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619:Low Battery
286:Present day
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71:36°3′45.6″N
62:Coordinates
1091:Categories
785:Battalions
361:Xaghra.com
313:Xaghra.com
294:References
220:), was an
498:Batteries
226:Ramla Bay
167:Limestone
163:Materials
148:1715–1716
132:Condition
319:2 August
273:fougasse
443:27 June
394:27 June
367:27 June
248:History
214:Maltese
202:Maltese
190:Maltese
417:London
179:(1798)
1117:Nadur
502:Malta
238:Malta
230:Nadur
208:) or
145:Built
135:Ruins
114:Owner
43:Malta
35:Nadur
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369:2015
339:MEPA
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234:Gozo
99:Type
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