Room with a view over the Dwejra valley and views of the surrounding countryside.

The only problem is it’s illegal.

Originally, this was a Defence Electric Light (searchlight emplacement) dating to the 1880s and is an essential feature of the Dwejra Lines; it was placed to light up the area in front of it to guide the aim of artillery fire in case of an enemy infantry attack at night.

The Estates Management Division, Lands Department, owns the property but probably the work was carried out and the post occupied by a squatter.

Once the issue was raised with this newspaper by an irate hiker, a spokesperson for MEPA said it was served with an Enforcement Notice ECF 262/96 for construction of open terrace without permit. The ECF was referred to Direct Action on 2 August 2006 and is waiting its turn.