Tower of Ferringule | |
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Native name Corsican: Torra di Ferringule | |
Coordinates | 42°43′55″N 9°20′34″E / 42.73194°N 9.34278°E |
Built | 1562 |
Designated | 23 June 1993 |
Reference no. | PA00125391 |
The Tower of Ferringule (Corsican: Torra di Ferringule, French: Tour de Farinole) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Farinole (Haute-Corse) on the west coast of Cap Corse.
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.[1] The tower was built in 1562[2] and is included in a list compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617 that records that the tower was guarded at night by two men who were paid by the village of Farinole.[3]
In 1993 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[2]