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Forte do Príncipe Real

Coordinates: 16°33′51″N 24°16′46″W / 16.5641°N 24.2795°W / 16.5641; -24.2795
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Forte da Preguiça
Forte do Príncipe Real
Preguiça, São Nicolau in Cape Verde
Coordinates16°33′51″N 24°16′46″W / 16.5641°N 24.2795°W / 16.5641; -24.2795
Site information
Open to
the public
Yes
Conditionruins
Site history
Built1818

Forte do Príncipe Real (also: Forte da Preguiça) is a ruined fort in the village of Preguiça in the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It was built in 1820 to protect the roadstead and village of Preguiça.[1] It sits at about 50 m elevation, at the waterfront. It was abandoned in the first decades of the 20th century, and other buildings (houses, a school) were built on top of its remains. In the 1990s these buildings were cleared, and the fortress was excavated.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Recuperação do Forte da Preguiça, C. Amaro and V. Santos, IPPAR, 2002