Torra di Sacru

Tower of Sacru
Native name Torra di Sacru (Corsican)
Location of Tower of Sacru in Corsica
Coordinates	42°47′41″N 9°29′28″E
Built	Second half of 16th century

The Tower of Sacru (Corsican: Torra di Sacru) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Brando, Haute-Corse on the east coast of the 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]

See also

• List of Genoese towers in Corsica

References

1. 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.