Fort Fincastle (Bahamas)

Fort Fincastle is a fort located in the city of Nassau on the island of New Providence in The Bahamas. It was built to provide protection to Nassau.[1]

Fort Fincastle
Fort Fincastle
Nassau, The Bahamas
Fort Fincastle
Fort Fincastle
Coordinates
TypeDefensive fortification / lighthouse
Site information
Open to
the public		yes
Conditionhistoric site
Site history
Built~1793
In use1793-1817?

The fort was built in 1793 by Lord Dunmore to protect Nassau from pirates.[2]

Built on Society and Bennet's Hills, the fort overlooks the city of Nassau and the Queen’s Staircase, and is often accessed that way by visitors on foot.

This fort shaped like a paddle-steamer, Lord Dunmore called Fort Fincastle, after his second title, Viscount Fincastle.[2]

The fort overlooked Nassau and Paradise Island and the eastern approaches to New Providence. It mounted two 24-pounders, two 32-pounders, two 12-pounder cannons and one howitzer and served as a lighthouse until September 1817 when it was replaced by the lighthouse on Paradise Island (and was subsequently used as a signal station).[3]

See also

References
  1. "Fort Fincastle". Bahamas.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. "Tour Local Forts". Nassau Paradise Island. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Bahamas' 40th Independence Celebrations: Historical Sites/Monuments". The Government of The Bahamas. Retrieved 3 July 2020.


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