One World - Protecting the most significant buildings, monuments and features of the Maltese islands (13)

Fort Campbell was the first fort in Malta built after the introduction of aerial warfare. This building was constructed in 1937/38 as part of the Fort Campbell complex in Mellieħa. The block forms part of the Officers' Mess building and although at the extremity of the fort, it is clearly evident that it formed part of the original military compound.

The buildings within the compound were built loosely detached from each other in order to decrease the possibility of identification as being a military complex from the air. Due to the increase in aerial bombardment, the whole fort was constructed in such a way so as to resemble the terraced fields and agricultural buildings that were present in the surroundings. This gives the fort and ancillary buildings an informal non-military appearance when compared to the other forts in Malta. In fact, this innovative layout was part of its "camouflage" scheme blending it within the local rural landscape.

All the features of Fort Campbell (excluding the Officer's Mess) were scheduled as a national monument in 1997 as per Government Notice Number 008/97 published in the Government Gazette dated January 7, 1997. The Officers' Mess was scheduled as a Grade 2 building of historical importance as part of Fort Campbell as per Government Notice number 492/068 published in the Government Gazette dated June 6, 2006.