This is a list of fortifications of Malta. [1]
| Name | Image | Location | Built | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baħrija |  | Rabat | Bronze Age | Scant remains [2] |
| Borġ in-Nadur |  | Birżebbuġa | c.1450 BC | One bastion intact [3] |
| Nuffara |  | Xagħra | Bronze Age | Scant remains [2] |
| Qortin | St. Paul's Bay | Bronze Age | Scant remains [2] | |
| Ras il-Ġebel | Mġarr | Bronze Age | Scant remains [3] | |
| Wardija ta' San Ġorġ | Siġġiewi | Bronze Age | Scant remains [3] |
| Name | Image | Location | Built | Builder | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birgu |  | Birgu | c.13th–18th centuries |  Order of Saint John | Mostly intact, undergoing restoration |
| Cittadella |  | Victoria | Antiquity–1622 [4] |  Crown of Aragon Order of Saint John | Intact. According to Ramon Muntaner (1283) a prominent Aragonite tower existed on the site in the whereabouts of the arch/remains of a Siculo-Norman style villa. [5] A number of outer towers were places outside the Citadel. [6] |
| Cottonera Lines |  | Cospicua Birgu | 1670–18th century | Order of Saint John | Mostly intact [7] |
| Floriana Lines |  | Floriana | 1635–18th century | Order of Saint John | Mostly intact [8] |
| Mdina |  | Mdina | Antiquity–1746 | Order of Saint John | Intact, restored |
| Santa Margherita Lines |  | Cospicua | 1638–1736 | Order of Saint John [lower-alpha 1] | Partially intact |
| Senglea |  | Senglea | 1552–18th century | Order of Saint John [lower-alpha 1] | Partially intact |
| Valletta |  | Valletta | 1566–1570s | Order of Saint John [lower-alpha 1] | Mostly intact, partially restored |
| Name | Image | Location | Built | Builder | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Benghisa |  | Birżebbuġa | 1910–1912 |  United Kingdom | Intact, neglected |
| Fort Binġemma |  | Rabat | 1875–1878 | United Kingdom | Intact, illegally occupied |
| Fort Campbell |  | Mellieħa | 1937–1938 | United Kingdom | Ruins |
| Fort Chambray |  | Għajnsielem | 1749–1760s | Order of Saint John | Intact, redeveloped [9] |
| Fort Delimara |  | Marsaxlokk | 1876–1888 | United Kingdom | Intact, restoration proposed |
| Fort Leonardo |  | Żabbar | 1872–1878 | United Kingdom | Intact, restoration proposed |
| Fort Madalena |  | Swieqi | 1878–1880 | United Kingdom | Intact, used as a rescue corps headquarters and training school [10] |
| Fort Manoel |  | Gżira | 1723–1733 | Order of Saint John | Intact, restored |
| Fort Mellieħa | Mellieħa | 1940s | United Kingdom | Intact, restored | |
| Fort Mosta |  | Mosta | 1878–1880s | United Kingdom | Intact, used as an ammunition depot |
| Fort Pembroke |  | Pembroke | 1875–1878 | United Kingdom | Intact, used as a school |
| Fort Ricasoli |  | Kalkara | 1670–1693 | Order of Saint John | Intact, neglected |
| Fort Saint Angelo |  | Birgu | 13th century–1690s | Order of Saint John | Intact, undergoing restoration |
| Fort Saint Elmo |  | Valletta | 1552–1570s | Order of Saint John | Intact, restored |
| Fort San Lucian |  | Marsaxlokk | 1872–1878 | United Kingdom [lower-alpha 2] | Intact, used as an aquaculture research centre |
| Fort Saint Michael |  | Senglea | 1552–1581 | Order of Saint John | Demolished, part of the base survives |
| Fort Saint Rocco |  | Kalkara | 1872–1900 | United Kingdom | Intact |
| Fort San Salvatore |  | Birgu | 1724 | Order of Saint John | Intact, neglected |
| Fort Tas-Silġ |  | Marsaxlokk | 1879–1883 | United Kingdom | Intact, used as an animal sanctuary |
| Fort Tigné |  | Sliema | 1793–1795 | Order of Saint John | Intact, restored |
| Fort Verdala |  | Cospicua | 1852–1856 | United Kingdom | Intact, used as housing estates and a school |
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| Name | Image | Location | Built [lower-alpha 3] | Builder | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengħisa Entrenchment | Birżebbuġa | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Demolished [17] | |
| Birżebbuġa Entrenchment | Birżebbuġa | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Partially intact | |
| Falca Lines |  | Mġarr St. Paul's Bay | 1723–1732 | Order of Saint John | Ruins |
| Għajn Tuffieħa Entrenchment | Mġarr | Order of Saint John | Partially intact | ||
| Louvier Entrenchment | Mellieħa | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Never completed Largely intact | |
| Madliena Entrenchment | Naxxar | Order of Saint John | Short stretch intact | ||
| Naxxar Entrenchment |  | Naxxar | 1722 | Order of Saint John | Partially intact |
| Qawra Point Entrenchment |  | St. Paul's Bay | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Short stretch survives in ruins |
| Qbajjar Entrenchment | Żebbuġ, Gozo | Order of Saint John | Few remains survive | ||
| Ramla Entrenchment | Xagħra | 1720 | Order of Saint John | Few remains survive | |
| Saint Julian's Entrenchment |  | St. Julian's | Order of Saint John | Short stretch intact | |
| Saint Lucian Entrenchment | Marsaxlokk | 1799 |  Kingdom of Great Britain | Demolished | |
| Spinola Entrenchment |  | St. Julian's | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Partially intact |
| Ta' Kassisu Entrenchment | Mellieħa | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Never completed Largely intact | |
| Xgħajra Entrenchment | Żabbar | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Short stretches intact | |
| Xrobb l-Għaġin Entrenchment | Marsaxlokk | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Ruins | |
| Żewwieqa Entrenchment | Għajnsielem | 1761 | Order of Saint John | Ruins |
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| Name | Image | Location | Built | Builder | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corradino Lines |  | Paola | 1871–1880 | United Kingdom | Mostly intact |
| Victoria Lines |  | Rabat Mġarr Mosta Naxxar Għargħur | 1875–1899 | United Kingdom | Partially intact [19] |
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| Name | Image | Location | Built | Builder | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sant'Angelo Tower | Birżebbuġa | 1702 or 1775 | Viani | Destroyed during WWII [20] | |
| Armoury |  | Siġġiewi | Intact | ||
| Bubaqra Tower |  | Żurrieq | c. 1579 | Don Matteolo Pisani | Intact |
| Cardona Tower |  | Għarb | Cardona family | Intact. Built before 1649. [21] Also known as tas-Sarretta Tower. [22] Intact but machicolations removed. They appear to were still partially intact on 21 August 1933. [23] | |
| Castello Lanzun |  | San Ġwann | 15th century–1713 | Wenzu Lanzun | Intact |
| Gauci Tower |  | Naxxar | 16th century | Francesco Gauci | Intact |
| Gourgion Tower | Xewkija | 1690 | Giovanni Gourgion | Demolished, some stonework survives | |
| Ingraw Tower |  | Żejtun | 1603 | Clemente Tabone | Dismantled; stonework used to build farmhouses [24] [25] |
| Mamo Tower |  | Marsaskala | 1657 | Gregorio and Giorgio Mamo | Intact, restored |
| Mari ta’ Qerqni Tower | Birżebbuġa | Unclear | Intact, converted into a farmhouse | ||
| Sant'Antnin Tower | Żejtun | Destroyed during WWII [25] | |||
| Santa Cecilia Tower |  | Għajnsielem | 1613 | Fra Bernardo Macedonia | Intact |
| Ta' Bettina Tower |  | Marsaxlokk | c. 1740 | D'Aurel Family | Intact |
| Tal-Buttar Tower |  | Marsaskala | Intact and used as a rural building with a close by watermill. [26] | ||
| Tal-Gardiel Tower |  | Marsaskala | Intact | ||
| Tal-Mozz Tower |  | Żejtun | 1628 | Intact. [25] Also known as Tal-Kwies Tower. [27] | |
| Wied il-Qoton Tower | Birżebbuġa | 18th century | Unprofessionally modified in 1758 | ||
| Verdala Palace |  | Siġġiewi | 1586 | Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle | Intact |
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