Saint Peter’s Battery
Saint Peter's Battery was an artillery battery in Kalkara, Malta, built by Maltese insurgents during the French blockade of 1798–1800. It was part of a chain of batteries, redoubts and entrenchments encircling the French positions in Marsamxett and the Grand Harbour.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bocce
- Description: former artillery battery in Malta
- Also known as: “Il-Batterija ta‘ San Pietru”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kalkara Naval Cemetery and Red House.
Kalkara Naval Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Kalkara Naval Cemetery is a cemetery in Kalkara in the South Eastern Region of Malta. The main entrance to the cemetery is at the junction of Triq Santu Rokku and Triq San Leonardu. Kalkara Naval Cemetery is situated 420 metres west of Saint Peter’s Battery.
Red House
Historic building
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Red House is a historic building, which is situated 660 metres northwest of Saint Peter’s Battery.
Fort Saint Rocco
Fort
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Fort Saint Rocco, also known as Fort Saint Roca on some maps, is a polygonal fort in Kalkara, Malta. It is located east of Rinella Battery and seaward of the village of Santu Rokku, and forms part of the complex of shore batteries built by the British to defend the coast east of the mouth of Grand Harbour between the 1870s and 1900s. Fort Saint Rocco is situated 1 km north of Saint Peter’s Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xgħajra and Kalkara.
Xgħajra
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xgħajra is a small village in the Port Region of Malta. It is located on the coast, about halfway between Valletta and Marsaskala. Its local football club is known as the Xgħajra Tornadoes F.C.
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.
Żabbar
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Żabbar, also known as Città Hompesch, is a city in the Port Region of Malta. It is the seventh largest city in the country, with an estimated population of 15,648 as of January 2021.
Saint Peter’s Battery
- Categories: artillery battery, destroyed building or structure, building, and sports location
- Location: Il-Kalkara, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.88571° or 35° 53′ 9″ northLongitude
14.54086° or 14° 32′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVGPR+78OpenStreetMap ID
way 362697400OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
sport=boulesWikidata ID
Q20050740
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In Other Languages
“Saint Peter’s Battery” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Bateria św. Piotra”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Peters Bocci Club and St. Peter’s Battery.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint Peter’s Battery”. Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.