The De Redin Towers are a series of thirteen small fortified watch towers that Grand Master

Grand Master (order)

Grand Master is the typical title of the supreme head of various orders of knighthood, including various military orders, religious orders and civil orders such as the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Orange Order...

 Martin de Redin

Martin de Redin

Fra' Martin de Redin was a Spanish military and politician, and the 58th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta.He became Grand Prior of the Order of Malta of Navarra in 1641, and Viceroy of Sicily in 1656....

 of the Knights of Malta

Knights Hospitaller

The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...

 built on the island of Malta

Malta

Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

 between the year 1658 and 1659. The towers are in sight of each other, and provided a communication link between Gozo

Gozo

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 and Grand Harbour

Grand Harbour

Grand Harbour is a natural harbour on the island of Malta. It has been used as a harbour since at least Phoenician times...

, in addition to functioning as watchtowers against attack by Corsairs.

The design is based on the design of the last of the five Lascaris towers

Lascaris towers

Grand Master Juan de Lascaris-Castellar of the Knights of Malta commissioned five towers during the period 1637 - 1640. The locals refer to both the five Lascaris towers and the thirteen later de Redin towers as "de Redin towers"...

, the Sciuta (Xuta) tower (1640) at Wied iz-Zurrieq, built by de Redin's predecessor, Grand Master Juan de Lascaris-Castellar. The locals refer to both the five Lascaris towers and the thirteen de Redin towers as "de Redin towers".

Many of the towers still exist in good condition today and most are accessible to the public.

List of the towers

These are the de Redin towers in chronological order of construction.

1. Ghajn Hadid Tower
   Ghajn Hadid Tower
   Ghajn Hadid Tower is a fortification on the island of Malta built in 1658 by the Knights of Malta under the auspices of Grand Master Fra. Martino De Redin...
   
   
2. Għallis Tower
3. St. Mark's Tower or Qalet Marku Tower
4. Madliena Tower
   Madliena tower
   Madliena Tower is a fortification on the island of Malta built by the Knights of Malta. A watchtower, it stands on high ground above the shore west of Ras L-Irqieqa on the north shore of Malta....
   
   
5. St.Julians Tower
6. Ahrax (White) Tower
7. Benghisa Tower
8. Triq Il-Wisgha Tower
9. Xrob l-Ghagin Tower
10. Delimara Tower
11. Zonqor Tower
12. Hamrija Tower
    Hamrija Tower
    Ħamrija Tower is a fortification that the Knights of Malta built on the island of Malta . It is a watchtower, one of 13 such towers that Grand Master Martin de Redin ordered built. The tower was constructed in 1659 as the 12th tower in the series of de Redin towers and the last on Malta's South...
    
    
13. Wardija Tower
    Wardija Tower
    The Wardija Tower is one of thirteen towers that Grand Master Martin de Redin of the Knights of Malta had built along the coasts of Malta. The tower is between Zurrieq and Hal Far; the nearest tower to it is the Hamrija Tower to the south-east. The Wardija Tower was constructed and finished by...