Thomas McSweeney
Thomas McSweeney is a memorial in Il-Birgu, Malta. Thomas McSweeney is situated nearby to the school De La Salle College, as well as near Fort San Salvatore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort San Salvatore and De La Salle College.
Fort San Salvatore
Fort
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort San Salvatore, also known as Fort Salvatore, is a retrenched fort in Birgu, Malta. It was built in 1724 on one of the bastions of the Cottonera Lines. Fort San Salvatore is situated 240 metres northwest of Thomas McSweeney.
De La Salle College
School
De La Salle College is a private Catholic boys' school run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Cospicua, Malta. It was founded by the Christian Brothers in 1903, and was the first school in Malta established by them. De La Salle College is situated 220 metres west of Thomas McSweeney.
Inquisitor’s Palace
Museum
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Inquisitor's Palace, also known as the Sacred Palace, is a palace in Birgu, Malta. It was the seat of the Maltese Inquisition from 1574 to 1798, under the name Palazzo del Sant'Officio. Inquisitor’s Palace is situated 740 metres northwest of Thomas McSweeney.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalkara and Cospicua.
Kalkara
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalkara is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.
Cospicua
Town
Photo: SpectreOfMalta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cospicua or Bormla is a double-fortified harbour city in the Port Region of Malta. It served as the principal port of Phoenician Malta and, through Greek, Latin, and Arabic, may have given its name to the island and country.
Birgu
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birgu, also known by its title Città Vittoriosa, is an old fortified city on the south side of the Grand Harbour in the Port Region of Malta. The city occupies a promontory of land with Fort Saint Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.
Thomas McSweeney
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS MCSWEENEY EXECUTED ON H.M.S. RODNEY 8TH JUNE 1837 AGED 23 YEARS.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Il-Birgu, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.88422° or 35° 53′ 3″ northLongitude
14.52981° or 14° 31′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVGMH+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 11591851935OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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