Torra di Sacru

Tower of Sacru
Native name
Corsican: Torra di Sacru
Location of Tower of Sacru in Corsica
Coordinates 42°47′41″N 9°29′28″E / 42.79472°N 9.49111°E / 42.79472; 9.49111Coordinates: 42°47′41″N 9°29′28″E / 42.79472°N 9.49111°E / 42.79472; 9.49111
Built Second half of 16th century
Architect unknown

The Tower of Sacru (Corsican: Torra di Sacru) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Brando, Haute-Corse on the east coast of the Corsica. Only part of the base 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]

See also

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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