Tower of Ferringule | |
Native Name: | Torra di Ferringule |
Native Language: | Corsican |
Designation1: | Monument historique |
Designation1 Date: | 23 June 1993 |
Built: | 1562 |
Coordinates: | 42.7319°N 9.3428°W |
Map Relief: | yes |
The Tower of Ferringule (co|Torra di Ferringule, fr|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 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.[2]
In 1993 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.