Cumbo Tower

Cumbo Tower
Torri Cumbo
Mosta, Malta

Cumbo Tower
Coordinates 35°54′07.6″N 14°25′25.5″E / 35.902111°N 14.423750°E / 35.902111; 14.423750
Type Residence, Watchtower
Site information
Owner Private property
Condition Intact
Site history
Built c. 1500
Materials Limestone

The Cumbo Tower (Maltese: Torri Cumbo), is a national monument of medieval origin in the town of Mosta which served as a stronghold during its time. The tower is a two-storey building adorned with a niche on the main façade and surrounded by extensive gardens.

History

The medieval tower is said to have been owned by Julius Cumbo, a renowned criminal lawyer and state jurat of the Università of Mdina. During 1526 the tower may have played a role in the abduction of prisoners from the locality.[1]

Nowadays, the tower hosts a reservoir belonging to Malta's Water Services Corporation which receives water from Chadwick Lakes through an underground channel.[2]

The tower is scheduled as a grade 2 national monument by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority.[3]

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ "Cumbo Tower". The Times of Malta. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "North West Local Plan – Ta' Qali Action Plan". Malta Environment and Planning Authority. August 2006. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016.
  3. ↑ https://www.mepa.org.mt/newslet22-article1
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