Tower of Punta d'Arcu | |
Native Name: | Torra di Punta d'Arcu |
Native Language: | Corsican |
Built: | Second half of 16th century |
Coordinates: | 42.5644°N 9.5238°W |
Map Relief: | yes |
The Tower of Punta d'Arcu (Corsican: Torra di Punta d'Arcu) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Borgo, Haute-Corse on the east coast of Corsica. Only part of the base survives.
The tower 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.[1] It is included in a list of the towers defending the Corsican coastline compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617 (as Ponte darco).[2]