Fort Cambridge development brief (2)

Also known as the Cambridge Battery, Fort Cambridge is pentagonal in plan. This fort dates to between 1878 and 1886 and formerly included one of the famous 100-ton guns as is presently found at Fort Rinella. This fort is in effect a twin design of the...

Also known as the Cambridge Battery, Fort Cambridge is pentagonal in plan. This fort dates to between 1878 and 1886 and formerly included one of the famous 100-ton guns as is presently found at Fort Rinella. This fort is in effect a twin design of the Rinella Fort and differs only slightly in design. The fort and its gun were the result of increasing British colonial nervousness at Italy's upgrading of its fleet following unification in 1871. Within the Tigné peninsula, Fort Cambridge compliments the other fortifications, including Fort Tigné that oversees the entrance to Marsamxett Harbour and the Garden Battery that is located in between both these forts.

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