Gallows Point

Gallows Point is a cape in , . Gallows Point is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre.

Prison
Fort Augusta is a fortification in the parish of , . Originally built in the 1740s, from 1954 to 2017 the fort was used as a prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Royal and Tivoli Gardens.

Village
Photo: Raychristofer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town located at the end of the , at the mouth of , in southeastern . Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the , functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century.

Neighborhood
is a in . Developed as a renewal project between 1963 and 1965, the neighbourhood continued to suffer from poverty.

Photo: Raw9345, Public domain.
is a large coastal town in southern Jamaica in Saint Catherine, and a place of residence for people working in the neighbouring cities of and Spanish Town.

Gallows Point

Latitude
17.94711° or 17° 56′ 50″ north
Longitude
-76.83647° or 76° 50′ 11″ west
Open location code
7795W5W7+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6981366037
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
3490375
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