The tower was built for defensive purposes in the inland areas of Malta in the early periods of the Order of St. John.

[2] It is now scheduled as a Grade 1 national monument by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority,[3] and it is also listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.

[4] Birkirkara Tower has a square plan, and its roof is surrounded by a high parapet wall.

The latter contains six box machicolations;[5] a pair at the left-side and two on the right-side, and one each at the front and back.

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