Fort Tigné

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coastal fortification fort polygonal fort

Fort Tigné is a late 18th-century polygonal coastal fortification in Malta, built by the Knights of St John to guard the entrance to Marsamxett Harbour.

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Label Occurrences
Fort Tigné canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal fortification ⓘ
fort ⓘ
polygonal fort ⓘ
architecturalStyle polygonal fortification ⓘ
bastionType low-profile seaward batteries ⓘ
builtBy Knights Hospitaller NERFINISHED ⓘ
Order of St John NERFINISHED ⓘ
condition partially restored ⓘ
constructionEnd 1795 ⓘ
constructionStart 1792 ⓘ
coordinates approx. 35.902°N 14.514°E ⓘ
country Malta ⓘ
era late 18th century ⓘ
garrisonedBy British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Order of St John NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAccess land bridge at Tigné Point ⓘ
hasFeature caponiers ⓘ
central gun tower ⓘ
counterscarp ⓘ
dry ditch ⓘ
glacis ⓘ
hasShape polygonal ⓘ
hasViewOf Manoel Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marsamxett Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ
Valletta peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade 1 national monument ⓘ
isOneOf earliest polygonal forts in the world ⓘ
laterUsedBy British garrison in Malta ⓘ
locatedIn Marsamxett Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
Sliema NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tigné Point NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed limestone ⓘ
namedAfter François de Tigné NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearby Entrance to Marsamxett Harbour ⓘ
Manoel Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy Government of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf defences of Marsamxett Harbour ⓘ
fortifications of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose coastal defence ⓘ
to guard the entrance to Marsamxett Harbour ⓘ
region Northern Harbour District NERFINISHED ⓘ
surroundedBy modern development at Tigné Point ⓘ
usedAs military installation ⓘ
usedDuring French invasion of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

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Marsamxett Harbour → hasFortification → Fort Tigné ⓘ