Tag: Forts and Castles in Ghana

Fort Batenstein was built in the 17th century, precisely 1656 by the Dutch traders who had arrived in the Gold ...

History of the Cape Coast Castle dates back to the 16th century when the Portuguese traders arrived on the shores ...

Fort Santo Antonio, which later became known as Fort Saint Anthony, is one of the oldest forts built by the ...

Fort Pinzenstein, found in Keta, in the Volta Region of Ghana, was built by the Danish traders in 1784 as ...

The Ussher Fort is one of the oldest Forts in Ghana and West Africa, built in the year 1649 by ...

Most of the castles and forts in Ghana were built and occupied at different times by traders from Portugal, Spain, ...

Established by the Portuguese in 1482 as the São Jorge da Mina, which literary means St. George of the Mine, ...