[2] It was built between 1897 and 1899 to defend the area stretching from Delimara Point to Xrobb l-Għaġin.

It formed part of a new series of fortifications meant to house breech-loading (BL) guns.

[4] The gun emplacements are surrounded by a shallow ditch, which was originally defended by barbed wire entanglements.

Today, the battery still exists, but there is no public access since it is private property.

In 2015, the battery was shortlisted as a possible site for the campus of the proposed American University of Malta.