Torra di Prunete
| Tower of Prunete | |
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| Native name Torra di Prunete (Corsican) | |
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| Coordinates | 42°19′16.9″N 9°32′44.6″E / 42.321361°N 9.545722°E |
| Built | Second half of 16th century |
  Location of Tower of Prunete in Corsica | |
The Tower of Prunete or Tower of Scalo Vecchio (Corsican: Torra di Prunete) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Cervione on the east coast of the Corsica. The tower has been converted into a house.
The tower was completed in around 1580 and then restored in 1710.[1] It 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.[2]
In 2003 the tower was added to the "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage" (Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel) maintained by the French Ministry of Culture. The tower is privately owned.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Base Mérimée: Ancien poste d'observation dit tour génoise de Prunete, actuellement maison, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (2000). "Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650)". In Vergé-Franceschi, Michel; Graziani, Antoine-Marie (eds.). 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.