Torra di Cantonu Grossu

Tower of Cantonu Grossu
Native name Torra di Cantonu Grossu
Location of Tower of Cantonu Grossu in Corsica
Coordinates 41°54′30″N 8°42′45″E / 41.90833°N 8.71250°E / 41.90833; 8.71250Coordinates: 41°54′30″N 8°42′45″E / 41.90833°N 8.71250°E / 41.90833; 8.71250
Built Second half 16th century

The Tower of Cantonu Grossu (Corsican: Torra di Cantonu Grossu) was a Genoese tower located in the commune of Ajaccio on the west coast of the Corsica. The tower was on the north coast of the Golfe d'Ajaccio between the city and the Pointe de la Parata. 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] It is included in a list of the towers defending the Corsican coastline compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617.[2]

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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. p. 137. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
  2. ↑ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (1992). Les Tours Littorales (in French and Italian). Ajaccio, France: Alain Piazzola. p. 135. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.
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