Forts & fortresses in Ghana
24 forts & fortresses in Ghana. Data from Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Elmina Castle Elmina Castle, or Fort St. George, was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São… Fort Amsterdam Fort Amsterdam is a former slave fort in Abandze, Central region, Ghana. It was built by t… Fort Augustaborg Fort Augustaborg was a Danish fort on the eastern Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, which w… Fort Batenstein Fort Batenstein was a fort and trading post established by the Dutch on the Gold Coast in … Fort Coenraadsburg Fort Coenraadsburg or Conraadsburg, also Fort São Tiago da Mina, is a small fort situated … Fort Elize Carthago Fort Elize Carthago was a fort built by the Dutch West India Company in 1702 on a hill at … Fort Fredensborg Fort Fredensborg is situated along the Gulf of Guinea, in the Greater Accra Region in Old … Fort James Fort James (alternatively referred to as James Fort) is a fort located in Accra, Ghana. It… Fort Metal Cross Fort Metal Cross, originally Fort Dixcove, is a military structure located on a promontory… Fort Nassau Fort Nassau, near Moree, Ghana, was the first fort that the Dutch established on what woul… Fort Orange Fort Orange (Fort Oranje) is a fort located in Sekondi, Western Region, Ghana. Built by th… Fort Patience Fort Patience (Fort Lijdzaamheid, in 17th-century spelling, Fort Leydsaemheyt) is a Dutch-… Fort Prinzenstein Fort Prinzenstein (Danish: Fort Prinsensten) is a fort located at Keta, Ghana, which was u… Fort Ruychaver Fort Ruychaver, also Fort Ruijghaver, was a Dutch trading post in the hinterland of the Go… Fort Saint Anthony Fort Saint Anthony (Forte de Santo António, Fort Sint Anthony) was a fort built by the Por… Fort São Sebastião de Xama Fort São Sebastião or Fort San Sebastian (Forte São Sebastião de Xama) located in Shama, G… Fort Tantumquery Fort Tantumquery is a military structure designed to facilitate the slave trade. The Royal… Fort Vernon Fort Vernon was a military structure designed to facilitate the Atlantic slave trade. The … Fort Victoria Fort Victoria is a structure in Cape Coast, Ghana. It was initially known as 'Phipps Tower… Fort Vredenburgh Fort Vredenburgh was a Dutch fort on the Gold Coast, established on the left bank of the K… Fort William Fort William is a fort in Anomabu, Central Region, Ghana, originally known as Fort Anomabo… Fort Winneba Fort Winneba was a slave fort designed to facilitate the trade in enslaved people. The Roy… Fort Witsen Fort Witsen, also Fort Tacaray, was a fort on the Dutch Gold Coast, established in 1665 ne… Ussher Fort Ussher Fort is a fort in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the Dutch in 1649 as Fort Crèvecœur…