List of castles in Ghana
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This is a list of castles in Ghana.
UNESCO list
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions is the collective designation by UNESCO of European-style fortifications and outposts (mostly Portuguese, Dutch and British) along the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) during the colonial period.
The term specifically applies to 11 ensembles designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979:
Central Region
- Elmina Castle, Elmina
- English Fort (Fort Vredenburgh), Komenda
- Fort Metal Cross, Dixcove
- Fort Coenraadsburg, Elmina
- Fort Amsterdam, Abandze
- Fort Lijdzaamheid ('Patience'), Apam
- Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast
- Fort Good Hope (Fort Goede Hoop), Senya Beraku
- Fort William, Anomabu
- Fort Apollonia, Beyin
Volta Region
Greater Accra Region
- Osu Castle, Accra, also known as Fort Christiansborg or simply The Castle, the seat of government
- Usher Fort,[1] Accra
- Teshie Fort,[2] Accra (Teshie-Nungua)
Western Region
- Fort Orange, Sekondi
- Fort San Sebastian, Shama
- Fort Batenstein,[3] Butri
- Fort Santo Antonio, Axim
- Fort Apollonia, Beyin
- Fort Groot-Friedrichsburg (German wiki), Prince's Town
Other castles
Kumasi Fort
References
External links
- Ghana-Net: Forts and Castles of Ghana (with pictures)
- Ghana Place Names: Forts & Castles (meanings and origins of names)