The Blockhouse
The Blockhouse is a ruins in Saint Paul Parish, Antigua and Barbuda. The Blockhouse is situated nearby to the ruins The Ridge and Artillery Quarters, as well as near Officers Quarters.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites and Clarence House.
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 1¼ km northwest of The Blockhouse.
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 2 km northwest of The Blockhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nelson’s Dockyard and English Harbour.
Nelson’s Dockyard
Locality
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Nelson's Dockyard is a cultural heritage site and marina in English Harbour, located in Saint Paul on the Caribbean island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda.
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.
The Blockhouse
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Saint Paul Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.00015° or 17° 0′ 1″ northLongitude
-61.74678° or 61° 44′ 48″ westOpen location code
779W2723+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 3631927311OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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