The design of the tower was based on the Sciuta Tower, which had been built in 1638 in Wied iż-Żurrieq.
According to a 1743 report in which all coastal towers were inspected due to the fear of a plague, the tower was armed with two bronze cannons, gun wheels and stock, eighteen cannonballs, fifteen rotolos of gunpowder, four muskets and twelve rotolos of musket balls.