The De Redin Towers (Maltese: Torrijiet ta' De Redin) are a series of small coastal watchtowers built in Malta by the Order of Saint John between 1658 and 1659. Thirteen towers were built around the coast of mainland Malta to act as watchtowers.

For centuries, the coastline of Malta has been dotted with lookout posts or watch towers that were built by the Knights of Malta during the 17th century. These towers were manned nightly to watch the seaward approaches and to raise the alarm in the event of an imminent threat.

Saint Agatha's Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' Sant'Agata), also known as the Red Tower (Maltese: Torri l-Aħmar), Mellieħa Tower (Maltese: Torri tal-Mellieħa) or Fort Saint Agatha (Maltese: Forti Sant'Agata), is a large bastioned watchtower in Mellieħa, Malta. It was built between 1647 and 1649, as the sixth of the Lascaris towers.

Wignacourt Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' Wignacourt), also known as Saint Paul's Bay Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' San Pawl il-Baħar), is a bastioned watchtower in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. It was the first of six Wignacourt towers to be built, and the first stone was laid on 10 February 1610.

For centuries the coastline of Malta has been dotted with lookout posts or watch towers that were built by the Knights of Malta during the 17th century. These towers were manned nightly to watch the seaward approaches and to raise the alarm in the event of imminent threat.

Dotted around the entire coastline of the Maltese archipelago, the 17th century watchtowers were Malta’s first line of defence and still stand a silent guard today. Watchtowers have dominated the island’s coastline for centuries, and have now become an iconic feature of the Maltese landscape.

To protect itself from invasion and piracy, Malta’s inhabitants have heavily fortified its coastline, with many of these forts and towers surviving today for the archaeological explorer to visit. Many of the towers are similar in design and only a keen military architecture enthusiast would wish to …

The Għallis tower is around 12 meters high and 9 meters square at the base. In 1681 the towers were described as being in a deplorable state and the Università was asked to pay for their upkeep since the order was not directly responsible for coastal defences.

2021年3月14日 · The remains of De Redin’s first Tower: built in 1658, Għajn Ħadid Tower was destroyed by an earthquake in 1856. During the hot summer months, many Maltese families and foreign tourists spend...

The small watch towers guarding the coastline of Malta and Gozo are historic treasures. Most of them were built by the Order of the Knights of St John to strengthen the defence of our islands or to act simply as look-out posts.