Fort Fincastle, Nassau

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Fort Fincastle, Nassau is an 18th-century British colonial fort and historic landmark overlooking Nassau on New Providence Island in the Bahamas.

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Fort Fincastle, Nassau canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fort
historic landmark
accessedVia Queen’s Staircase
linked to: Queen's Staircase
architecturalStyle British colonial military architecture
builtBy Lord Dunmore
builtInCentury 18th century
category Buildings and structures in Nassau, Bahamas
Forts in the Bahamas
Tourist attractions in Nassau, Bahamas
constructionEnd 1793
constructionStart 1793
country Bahamas
elevationRelativeToCity overlooks city from hilltop
era Age of Sail
garrisonedBy British troops
hasFeature battlements
cannon emplacements
thick defensive walls
water cisterns
hasShape roughly triangular plan
hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Paradise Island
heritage British colonial
laterUse lighthouse
prison
signal station
locatedIn Caribbean
Nassau
New Providence
New Providence District
linked to: New Providence
locatedOn Bennett’s Hill
linked to: Bennett's Hill

New Providence Island
material limestone
stone
namedAfter Viscount Fincastle
title of Lord Dunmore
near Fort Charlotte, Nassau
linked to: Fort Charlotte

Fort Montagu, Nassau
Queen’s Staircase
linked to: Queen's Staircase
offers guided tours
openToPublic true
overlooks Nassau Harbour
downtown Nassau
partOf coastal defenses of Nassau
primaryFunction coastal defense
harbour defense
usedAs tourist site
usedFor protection of Nassau from Spanish forces
protection of Nassau from pirates

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Prince George Wharf near Fort Fincastle, Nassau