Monks Hill

Monks Hill is a fort in Saint Paul Parish, Antigua and Barbuda. Monks Hill is situated nearby to the village Liberta.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pigeon Point, English Harbour and Clarence House.

Pigeon Point, English Harbour

Beach

Pigeon Point is a beach and location in English Harbour. It is located on the Middle Ground peninsula, which separates Falmouth Harbour from Freeman's Bay, the two natural ports of the town. Pigeon Point, English Harbour is situated 2½ km south of Monks Hill.

Clarence House

Historic building

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Clarence House is a museum in the Ordnance Bay neighbourhood of English Harbour. It is one of the Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites, a UNSECO World Heritage Site. Clarence House is situated 3 km southeast of Monks Hill.

Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites

Heritage site

Photo: Tomhennigan, Public domain.

The Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites is a 255 ha UNESCO World Heritage Site in Saint Paul, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda. It constitutes a collection of Georgian era naval structures, namely a naval dockyard and related supporting compounds. Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites is situated 3½ km southeast of Monks Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Falmouth and Liberta.

Falmouth

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Falmouth is a town of about 600 people on the island of Antigua. It was the original British settlement on the island.

Liberta

Village

Liberta is a village located in Saint Paul, Antigua and Barbuda It had a population of 2,003 in 2011 over 3.94 square kilometres. Established in 1834 by freed slaves, it the fourth-largest village on Antigua.

English Harbour

Photo: Wmeinhart, GFDL.

English Harbour is a town in southern Antigua.

Monks Hill

Type: Fort
Also known as: “Great George Fort”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Saint Paul Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

17.0308° or 17° 1′ 51″ north

Longitude

-61.77748° or 61° 46′ 39″ west

Elevation

190 metres (623 feet)

Open location code

779W26JF+82

GeoNames ID

11882968

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