Wignacourt Tower

Wignacourt Tower & Battery
Torri u Batterija ta' Wignacourt
Part of the Wignacourt towers
St. Paul's Bay, Malta
Wignacourt Tower
Map of Wignacourt Tower and its battery
Coordinates	35°56′58.72″N 14°24′10.64″E / 35.9496444°N 14.4029556°E / 35.9496444; 14.4029556
Type	Bastioned coastal watchtower Artillery battery
Area	196 m2 (2,110 sq ft)
Site information
Owner	Government of Malta
Controlled by	Din l-Art Ħelwa
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Intact
Site history
Built	1610 (tower) 1715 (battery)
Built by	Order of Saint John
Materials	Limestone

Wignacourt Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' Wignacourt), also known as Saint Paul's Bay Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' San Pawl il-Baħar), is a bastioned watchtower in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. It was the first of six Wignacourt towers to be built, and the first stone was laid on 10 February 1610. It replaced the role of Ta' Tabibu farmhouse which was previously known as Dejma Tower. An artillery battery was added a century later in 1715. Today the tower is a museum of fortifications around the Maltese Islands.

Wignacourt Tower was the second tower to be built in the Maltese islands, after Garzes Tower on Gozo. It was the first tower to be built on the main island. As Garzes Tower was demolished in 1848, Wignacourt Tower is now the oldest surviving watchtower in Malta.