St Martin Cavalier - Cittadella - Superintendence of Cultural Heritage

St Martin Cavalier - Cittadella - Superintendence of Cultural Heritage

National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands
NICPMI Inv. No.
Date of Publication
Property Name
Address
Town Name
Period
Phase
Cultural Heritage
Type & Value
Property Function
28 June 2013
St Martin Cavalier - Cittadella
Triq il-Kwartieri
Cittadella
Local Council Rabat (Għawdex)
Toponym -
Property Owner Government
Guardianship Deed
1465
Managing Body
Ministry for Gozo
-
Modern (17th Century)
Early Modern: Knights of St John (17th Century)
Historical
Architectural
Cultural Heritage
Property Value
Assessment
Fortification
Conservation Area
Outstanding
UCA (Rabat/Gozo)
Outline Description
Cavalier
Property Description
A smaller tower like structure, partly missing in its upper elements. Old
drawings show it as having two turrets. The cavalier has a small internal
room. It was linked to the chemin de ronde of the old medieval enceinte
Scheduled by MEPA
Yes
Degree of Protection
Grade 1
G.N. No.
427
G.N. Date
2001
S.C. Spiteri, Fortresses of the Knights (Malta,2001), 237-43
Recommended
Bibliography
Q. Hughes, Malta, a guide to the fortifications (Malta, 1985),80-3; Q. Hughes & K.
Thake, Malta, The Baroque Island (Malta, 2003), 55, 107
Coordinates : Easting
31492
89569
Property Plan
Property Images
Northing : Coordinates