page_title: Aħrax Tower
section_title: Present day
hierarchical_section_title: Aħrax Tower / Present day
caption_attribution_description: English: Armier Tower at Triq ir-Ramla tat-Torri l-Abjad in Mellieħa, Malta
context_page_description: Aħrax Tower, originally known as Torre di Lacras, and also known as Armier Tower, Ta' Ħoslien Tower or the White Tower, is a small watchtower overlooking Armier Bay in the limits of Mellieħa, Malta. It was built in 1658 as the sixth of the De Redin towers. An artillery battery was built around it in 1715. Today, the tower and battery are intact but in a dilapidated condition.
  Aħrax Tower is the northernmost fortification on the main island of Malta.
context_section_description: The area around the tower is now covered with concrete and the foundations of some walls of the battery have never been excavated. Over the years Aħrax Tower was heavily modified so it is now difficult to see which parts are original and which were added later. The battery remains largely intact, with the exception of one of the linking walls. In 2009, the tower was passed to the Mellieħa Local Council. It is in need of restoration.
caption: The tower's interior
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