Torra di Vignale

Tower of Vignale
Native name Torra di Vignale
Location of Tower of Vignale in Corsica
Coordinates 42°0′21″N 9°27′25″E / 42.00583°N 9.45694°E / 42.00583; 9.45694Coordinates: 42°0′21″N 9°27′25″E / 42.00583°N 9.45694°E / 42.00583; 9.45694
Built Second half of 16th century
Architect unknown

The Tower of Vignale (Corsican: Torra di Vignale) was a Genoese tower located in the commune of Ghisonaccia on the east coast of the Corsica. No trace of the tower survives.

The tower was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[1]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (2000). "Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650)". In Vergé-Franceschi, Michel; Graziani, Antoine-Marie. La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. pp. 73–144. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
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