Fort Fincastle - Nassau, Bahamas
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neoc1
N 25° 04.416 W 077° 20.314
18R E 264114 N 2775138
Fort Fincastle is located at the top of the Queen's Staircase on Bennett's Hill in Nassau, Bahamas.
Waymark Code: WMKFRH
Location: Bahamas
Date Posted: 04/08/2014
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A wooden framed sign near the entrance to the fort recounts the history of the fort. it is inscribed:
{Silhouette of a Cannon}
Fort Fincastle
c. 1793
Welcome
Fort Fincastle
One of a series of fortifications built during the late
1600s and 1700s, this sturdy fort helped to
protect the island of New Providence and Nassau
harbour. Fort Montague to the east and Fort
Charlotte to the west also remain standing, as do a
series of small batteries across the island.
Completed in 1793, Fort Fincastle stood
watch over the town of Nassau and its harbour to the
east, serving primarily as a lookout post. Though
originally armed with seven cannons, this small fort
was never tested in battle.
A second plaque attached to a limestone block near the ground is inscribed:
BAHAMAS HISTORICAL SITE
FORT FINCASTLE
{Seal of the Bahamas}Fort Fincastle was built in 1793 by Lord Dunmore, a
Royal Governor (1787 - 1796), whose second title was Viscount Fincastle.
The fort, shaped like an old paddle wheel steamer, was built to protect
the city from invasion but saw little action. it served as a
lighthouse until
1818 and was subsequently used as a signal tower.