Elminiech Battery

Elminiech Battery (Maltese: Batterija t'Elminiech, corrupted into Batterija ta' Mnieħ), also known as Figuella Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Figuella), San Raimondo Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' San Raimond)^[1] or Oitelboura Battery,^[2] was an artillery battery in Birżebbuġa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–16 as part of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.^[3]

Elminiech Battery
Batterija t'Elminiech
Birżebbuġa, Malta
Site information
Type	Artillery battery
Location
Coordinates	35°49′4.4″N 14°31′57.8″E
Site history
Built	1715–1716
Built by	Order of Saint John
Materials	Limestone
Fate	Demolished

Built mainly of limestone, Elminiech Battery was part of a chain of fortifications that defended Marsaxlokk Bay, which also included six other batteries, the large Saint Lucian Tower, two smaller De Redin towers, four redoubts and three entrenchments.^[4] The nearest fortifications to Elminiech Battery were the Birżebbuġa Entrenchments to the northwest and Fresnoy Redoubt to the east. Construction of the battery cost 1,451 scudi.^[5]

The battery was demolished, and its site is now occupied by part of the Malta Freeport.^[6]