It was built by the Order of Saint John between 1715 and 1716 as one of a series of fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands.

It has a semi-circular gun platform ringed by a parapet with eight embrasures facing the sea.

[1] Prior to World War II, a Gozitan family lived in the battery.

Unlike many similar coastal fortifications, the battery remained in a fair state of preservation, mainly due to its remote location.

On 21 August 1997, a joint operation was carried out by the Armed Forces of Malta and the Royal Navy, in which a helicopter from HMS Illustrious and Maltese soldiers retrieved the cannons from the gorge beneath the battery and transported them back to the battery.