Torra di a Castagna
| Tower of Castagna | |
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| Native name Torra di a Castagna (Corsican) | |
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| Coordinates | 41°47′56″N 8°42′52″E / 41.79889°N 8.71444°E |
| Built | Around 1600 |
  Location of Tower of Castagna in Corsica | |
The Tower of Castagna (Corsican: Torra di a Castagna) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Coti-Chiavari on the west coast of Corsica.
The tower was built in around 1600. It was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (2000). "Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650)". In Vergé-Franceschi, Michel; Graziani, Antoine-Marie (eds.). La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. pp. 141–142. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
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