Fort Charles
Fort Charles was built between 1650 and 1660, the first fort constructed in Port Royal, Jamaica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Raychristofer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 9:00 AM—4:45 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic military fort at Port Royal, Jamaica built c1655
- Also known as: “Fort Charles (Jamaica)” and “Fort Charles Main Building, 1655”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse and Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre.
Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse guides vessels westward on their approach to Kingston Harbour. It appears to be a historic daybeacon converted to a lighted aid. Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse is situated 3½ km west of Fort Charles.
Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre
Prison
Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre, formerly Fort Augusta Prison, is Jamaica's only prison for women. It was built to accommodate 250 female inmates but has held over 280 on occasions. Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre is situated 3½ km north of Fort Charles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Royal and Portmore.
Port Royal
Village
Port Royal was a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century.
Portmore
Photo: Raw9345, Public domain.
Portmore is a large coastal town in southern Jamaica in Saint Catherine, and a place of residence for people working in the neighbouring cities of Kingston and Spanish Town.
Tivoli Gardens
Neighborhood
Tivoli Gardens is a neighbourhood in Kingston, Jamaica. Developed as a renewal project between 1963 and 1965, the neighbourhood continued to suffer from poverty. Tivoli Gardens is situated 6 km northeast of Fort Charles.
Fort Charles
- Categories: building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.93511° or 17° 56′ 6″ northLongitude
-76.8425° or 76° 50′ 33″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Inception
1650Open location code
7795W5P4+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 375748185OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
3491004Wikidata ID
Q15218067
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In Other Languages
“Fort Charles” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “チャールズ要塞”
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