Torra di Pelusella

The Tower of Pelusella (Corsican: Torra di Pelusella) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Appietto on the west coast of Corsica.^[1] The ruins sit on a headland at the northern end of the Golfe de Lava. Only part of the base survives.

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Tower of Pelusella
Native name Torra di Pelusella (Corsican)
Coordinates	41°59′34″N 8°39′32″E / 41.99278°N 8.65889°E / 41.99278; 8.65889
Built	Second half 16th century
Location of Tower of Pelusella in Corsica
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The tower was built in the second half of the 16th century. 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]

1. ^ http://www.corse.culture.gouv.fr/monuments/actions_crmh/carte_tours.gif, archived at archive.is
2. ^ 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.

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