Fort Barrington
Fort Barrington is a historic military fort in Antigua and Barbuda. It is located on Goat Hill in St. John's, Antigua, at the western entrance to St. John's Harbor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andrew Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic military fort in St. John’s, Antigua
- Also known as: “Fort Barrington, Antigua and Barbuda”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort James and Runaway Beach.
Fort James
Fort
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort James is a fort at the entrance to the harbour of St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. The fort was built to guard St. John's harbour and is one of the many forts built by the British in the 18th century. Fort James is situated 2½ km east of Fort Barrington.
Runaway Beach
Beach
Runaway Beach is a well known white sand beach located near Saint John's in the Caribbean country of Antigua and Barbuda. The beach has suffered years of hurricane erosion and is still recovering. Runaway Beach is situated 3½ km northeast of Fort Barrington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Five Islands and Saint John’s.
Five Islands
Village
Five Islands is a village located on the northwest coast of Antigua, within Saint John Parish in Antigua and Barbuda.
Saint John’s
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint John's is the capital city of Antigua and Barbuda. It is on the island of Antigua. In 2011, it was home to 22,000 people.
Grays Hill
Village
Grays Hill is a village in Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda. It had a population of 542 people in 2011. Grays Hill is situated 4½ km southeast of Fort Barrington.
Fort Barrington
- Categories: fort, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.12965° or 17° 7′ 47″ northLongitude
-61.88626° or 61° 53′ 11″ westOpen location code
779W44H7+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 345312485OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
3576384Wikidata ID
Q122759405
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In Other Languages
“Fort Barrington” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Fort Barrington (Antigua y Barbuda)”
- Spanish: “Fort Barrington”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort Barrington”. Photo: Andrew Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.