Marsa Battery, Artillery battery in Marsa, Malta.
Marsa Battery was a defensive structure along the Marsa coast featuring a masonry parapet, three embrasures for gun placement, and a stone gun platform. The ammunition magazine was positioned at the rear of the installation.
It was built by Maltese insurgents during the French occupation from 1798 to 1800 as part of a defensive network. The position was strategically chosen to help contain French forces across the island.
The name derives from Arabic meaning harbor, reflecting its coastal strategic position. The structure followed Maltese building methods using local limestone, typical of military installations from that era.
The site sits at the foot of Jesuit Hill and is accessible from the coastal road. The area today is heavily urbanized with industrial facilities dominating the landscape.
The historical site was completely transformed by modern industrial development, with a power station now occupying the former military location. Almost nothing of the original structure remains visible above ground today.
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