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Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Għallis Battery. Għallis Tower Torri tal-Għallis Part of the De Redin towers Salina, Naxxar, Malta

Għallis Tower viewed from the west Coordinates	35°57′11.8″N 14°26′03.9″E Type	Coastal watchtower Height	12 m Site information Owner	Government of Malta Controlled by	Din l-Art Ħelwa Open to the public	Yes (by appointment) Condition	Intact Site history Built	1658 Built by	Order of Saint John Materials	Limestone Għallis Tower (Maltese: Torri tal-Għallis), originally known as Torre delle Saline,[1] is a small watchtower in Salina, limits of Naxxar, Malta. It was completed in 1658 as the second of the De Redin towers. Today, the tower is in fair condition.

History Għallis Tower was built in 1658 on the eastern shore of Għallis Point (Maltese: Ras l-Għallis), commanding the entrance to Salina Bay along with Qawra Tower, one of the Lascaris towers. The tower was built on or near the site of a medieval watch post.[2] It follows the standard design of the De Redin towers, having a square plan with two floors and a turret on the roof. The external wall is made of upper coralline limestone which is weather resistant whilst the inner wall is made of the softer globigerina limestone. It originally had a garrison consisting of a bombardier and three gunners, who manned a three-pounder iron cannon.

During the British period, Għallis Tower was modified by opening a doorway at ground level and the insertion of roof slabs.

On 9 March 1955, the corpse of Toninu Aquilina, a 35-year-old employee of the Malta Millers Association, was found inside the tower's well. Aquilina had gone missing in Valletta on 24 February whilst carrying a large sum of cash and cheques from his workplace to a bank, and the 31-year-old cashier George Terreni was later convicted of his murder.[3][4][5]

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Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Għallis Battery. Għallis Tower Torri tal-Għallis Part of the De Redin towers Salina, Naxxar, Malta

Għallis Tower viewed from the west Coordinates	35°57′11.8″N 14°26′03.9″E Type	Coastal watchtower Height	12 m Site information Owner	Government of Malta Controlled by	Din l-Art Ħelwa Open to the public	Yes (by appointment) Condition	Intact Site history Built	1658 Built by	Order of Saint John Materials	Limestone Għ This page was last edited on 31 January 2023, at 02:48.53489546503498565890735934650786134573415789461078534895734058734504839allis Tower was built in 1658 on the eastern shore of Għallis Point (Maltese: Ras l-Għallis), commanding the entrance to Salina Bay along with Qawra Tower, one of the Lascaris towers. The tower was built on or near the site of a medieval watch post.[2] It follows the standard design of the De Redin towers, having a square plan with two floors and a turret on the roof. The external wall is made of upper coralline limestone which is weather resistant whilst the inner wall is made of the softer globigerina limestone. It originally had a garrison consisting of a bombardier and three gunners, who manned a three-pounder iron cannon.

During the British period, Għallis Tower was modified by opening a doorway at ground level and the insertion of roof slabs.

On 9 March 1955, the corpse of Toninu Aquilina, a 35-year-old employee of the Malta Millers Association, was found inside the tower's well. Aquilina had gone missing in Valletta on 24 February whilst carrying a large sum of cash and cheques from his workplace to a bank, and the 31-year-old cashier George Terreni was later convicted of his murder.[3][4][5]

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Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Għallis Battery. Għallis Tower Torri tal-Għallis Part of the De Redin towers Salina, Naxxar, Malta

Għallis Tower viewed from the west Coordinates	35°57′11.8″N 14°26′03.9″E Type	Coastal watchtower Height	12 m Site information Owner	Government of Malta Controlled by	Din l-Art Ħelwa Open to the public	Yes (by appointment) Condition	Intact Site historyallis Tower was built in 1658 on the eastern shore of Għallis Point (Maltese: Ras l-Għallis), commanding the entrance to Salina Bay along with Qawra Tower, one of the Lascaris towers. The tower was built on or near the site of a medieval watch post.[2] It follows the standard design of the De Redin towers, having a square plan with two floors and a turret on the roof. The external wall is made of upper coralline limestone which is weather resistant whilst the inner wall is made of the softer globigerina limestone. It originally had a garrison consisting of a bombardier and three gunners, who manned a three-pounder iron cannon.

During the British period, Għallis Tower was modified by opening a doorway at ground level and the insertion of roof slabs.

On 9 March 1955, the corpse of Toninu Aquilina, a 35-year-old employee of the Malta Millers Association, was found inside the tower's well. Aquilina had gone missing in Valletta on 24 February whilst carrying a large sum of cash and cheques from his workplace to a bank, and the 31-year-old cashier George Terreni was later convicted of his murder.[3][4][5]

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Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Għallis Battery. Għallis Tower Torri tal-Għallis Part of the De Redin towers Salina, Naxxar, Malta

Għallis Tower viewed from the west Coordinates	35°57′11.8″N 14°26′03.9″E Type	Coastal watchtower Height	12 m Site information Owner	Government of Malta Controlled by	Din l-Art Ħelwa Open to the public	Yes (by appointment) Condition	Intact Site historyallis Tower was built in 1658 on the eastern shore of Għallis Point (Maltese: Ras l-Għallis), commanding the entrance to Salina Bay along with Qawra Tower, one of the Lascaris towers. The tower was built on or near the site of a medieval watch post.[2] It follows the standard design of the De Redin towers, having a square plan with two floors and a turret on the roof. The external wall is made of upper coralline limestone which is weather resistant whilst the inner wall is made of the softer globigerina limestone. It originally had a garrison consisting of a bombardier and three gunners, who manned a three-pounder iron cannon.

During the British period, Għallis Tower was modified by opening a doorway at ground level and the insertion of roof slabs.

On 9 March 1955, the corpse of Toninu Aquilina, a 35-year-old employee of the Malta Millers Association, was found inside the tower's well. Aquilina had gone missing in Valletta on 24 February whilst carrying a large sum of cash and cheques from his workplace to a bank, and the 31-year-old cashier George Terreni was later convicted of his murder.[3][4][5]

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Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Għallis Battery. Għallis Tower Torri tal-Għallis Part of the De Redin towers Salina, Naxxar, Malta

Għallis Tower viewed from the west Coordinates	35°57′11.8″N 14°26′03.9″E Type	Coastal watchtower Height	12 m Site information Owner	Government of Malta Controlled by	Din l-Art Ħelwa Open to the public	Yes (by appointment) Condition	Intact Site historyallis Tower was built in 1658 on the eastern shore of Għallis Point (Maltese: Ras l-Għallis), commanding the entrance to Salina Bay along with Qawra Tower, one of the Lascaris towers. The tower was built on or near the site of a medieval watch post.[2] It follows the standard design of the De Redin towers, having a square plan with two floors and a turret on the roof. The external wall is made of upper coralline limestone which is weather resistant whilst the inner wall is made of the softer globigerina limestone. It originally had a garrison consisting of a bombardier and three gunners, who manned a three-pounder iron cannon.

During the British period, Għallis Tower was modified by opening a doorway at ground level and the insertion of roof slabs.

On 9 March 1955, the corpse of Toninu Aquilina, a 35-year-old employee of the Malta Millers Association, was found inside the tower's well. Aquilina had gone missing in Valletta on 24 February whilst carrying a large sum of cash and cheques from his workplace to a bank, and the 31-year-old cashier George Terreni was later convicted of his murder.[3][4][5]

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Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Għallis Battery. Għallis Tower Torri tal-Għallis Part of the De Redin towers Salina, Naxxar, Malta

Għallis Tower viewed from the west Coordinates	35°57′11.8″N 14°26′03.9″E Type	Coastal watchtower Height	12 m Site information Owner	Government of Malta Controlled by	Din l-Art Ħelwa Open to the public	Yes (by appointment) Condition	Intact Site historyallis Tower was built in 1658 on the eastern shore of Għallis Point (Maltese: Ras l-Għallis), commanding the entrance to Salina Bay along with Qawra Tower, one of the Lascaris towers. The tower was built on or near the site of a medieval watch post.[2] It follows the standard design of the De Redin towers, having a square plan with two floors and a turret on the roof. The external wall is made of upper coralline limestone which is weather resistant whilst the inner wall is made of the softer globigerina limestone. It originally had a garrison consisting of a bombardier and three gunners, who manned a three-pounder iron cannon.

During the British period, Għallis Tower was modified by opening a doorway at ground level and the insertion of roof slabs.

On 9 March 1955, the corpse of Toninu Aquilina, a 35-year-old employee of the Malta Millers Association, was found inside the tower's well. Aquilina had gone missing in Valletta on 24 February whilst carrying a large sum of cash and cheques from his workplace to a bank, and the 31-year-old cashier George Terreni was later convicted of his murder.[3][4][5]

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Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Għallis Battery. Għallis Tower Torri tal-Għallis Part of the De Redin towers Salina, Naxxar, Malta

Għallis Tower viewed from the west Coordinates	35°57′11.8″N 14°26′03.9″E Type	Coastal watchtower Height	12 m Site information Owner	Government of Malta Controlled by	Din l-Art Ħelwa Open to the public	Yes (by appointment) Condition	Intact Site historyallis Tower was built in 1658 on the eastern shore of Għallis Point (Maltese: Ras l-Għallis), commanding the entrance to Salina Bay along with Qawra Tower, one of the Lascaris towers. The tower was built on or near the site of a medieval watch post.[2] It follows the standard design of the De Redin towers, having a square plan with two floors and a turret on the roof. The external wall is made of upper coralline limestone which is weather resistant whilst the inner wall is made of the softer globigerina limestone. It originally had a garrison consisting of a bombardier and three gunners, who manned a three-pounder iron cannon.

During the British period, Għallis Tower was modified by opening a doorway at ground level and the insertion of roof slabs.

On 9 March 1955, the corpse of Toninu Aquilina, a 35-year-old employee of the Malta Millers Association, was found inside the tower's well. Aquilina had gone missing in Valletta on 24 February whilst carrying a large sum of cash and cheques from his workplace to a bank, and the 31-year-old cashier George Terreni was later convicted of his murder.[3][4][5]

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Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Għallis Battery. Għallis Tower Torri tal-Għallis Part of the De Redin towers Salina, Naxxar, Malta

Għallis Tower viewed from the west Coordinates	35°57′11.8″N 14°26′03.9″E Type	Coastal watchtower Height	12 m Site information Owner	Government of Malta Controlled by	Din l-Art Ħelwa Open to the public	Yes (by appointment) Condition	Intact Site historyallis Tower was built in 1658 on the eastern shore of Għallis Point (Maltese: Ras l-Għallis), commanding the entrance to Salina Bay along with Qawra Tower, one of the Lascaris towers. The tower was built on or near the site of a medieval watch post.[2] It follows the standard design of the De Redin towers, having a square plan with two floors and a turret on the roof. The external wall is made of upper coralline limestone which is weather resistant whilst the inner wall is made of the softer globigerina limestone. It originally had a garrison consisting of a bombardier and three gunners, who manned a three-pounder iron cannon.

During the British period, Għallis Tower was modified by opening a doorway at ground level and the insertion of roof slabs.

On 9 March 1955, the corpse of Toninu Aquilina, a 35-year-old employee of the Malta Millers Association, was found inside the tower's well. Aquilina had gone missing in Valletta on 24 February whilst carrying a large sum of cash and cheques from his workplace to a bank, and the 31-year-old cashier George Terreni was later convicted of his murder.[3][4][5]

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Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Għallis Battery. Għallis Tower Torri tal-Għallis Part of the De Redin towers Salina, Naxxar, Malta

Għallis Tower viewed from the west Coordinates	35°57′11.8″N 14°26′03.9″E Type	Coastal watchtower Height	12 m Site information Owner	Government of Malta Controlled by	Din l-Art Ħelwa Open to the public	Yes (by appointment) Condition	Intact Site historyallis Tower was built in 1658 on the eastern shore of Għallis Point (Maltese: Ras l-Għallis), commanding the entrance to Salina Bay along with Qawra Tower, one of the Lascaris towers. The tower was built on or near the site of a medieval watch post.[2] It follows the standard design of the De Redin towers, having a square plan with two floors and a turret on the roof. The external wall is made of upper coralline limestone which is weather resistant whilst the inner wall is made of the softer globigerina limestone. It originally had a garrison consisting of a bombardier and three gunners, who manned a three-pounder iron cannon.

During the British period, Għallis Tower was modified by opening a doorway at ground level and the insertion of roof slabs.

On 9 March 1955, the corpse of Toninu Aquilina, a 35-year-old employee of the Malta Millers Association, was found inside the tower's well. Aquilina had gone missing in Valletta on 24 February whilst carrying a large sum of cash and cheques from his workplace to a bank, and the 31-year-old cashier George Terreni was later convicted of his murder.[3][4][5]

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Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Għallis Battery. Għallis Tower Torri tal-Għallis Part of the De Redin towers Salina, Naxxar, Malta

Għallis Tower viewed from the west Coordinates	35°57′11.8″N 14°26′03.9″E Type	Coastal watchtower Height	12 m Site information Owner	Government of Malta Controlled by	Din l-Art Ħelwa Open to the public	Yes (by appointment) Condition	Intact Site history