| Tower of Negru | |
|---|---|
| Native name Torra di Negru (Corsican) | |
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| Coordinates | 42°45′40″N 9°20′25″E / 42.76111°N 9.34028°E / 42.76111; 9.34028 |
| Built | before 1617 |
| Monument historique | |
| Designated | 27 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | PA00099285 |
  Location of Tower of Negru in Corsica | |
The Tower of Negru (Corsican: Torra di Negru) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Olmeta-di-Capocorso (Haute-Corse) on the coast of the Corsica. The tower sits on the shore on the west coast of Capicorsu.
The tower was one of a series of coastal defences built by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates. The tower was built in around 1560. It is included in a list compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617 where it is recorded as being guarded by two men but only at night.
In 1992 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.
See also
References
- 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.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Tour de Negro, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Graziani, Antoine-Marie (1992). Les Tours Littorales (in French and Italian). Ajaccio, France: Alain Piazzola. p. 136, no. 66. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.
External links
- "Negru : Présentation" (in French). I Torregiani. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- Nivaggioni, Mathieu; Verges, Jean-Marie. "Les Tours Génoises Corses" (in French). Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs.
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