West Fort
West Fort is a ruins in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. West Fort is situated nearby to Hout Bay Food Market, as well as near Our Lady Star of the Sea Cath. Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Sentinel and Hout Bay Beach.
The Sentinel
Peak
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sentinel or Hangberg is a peak marking the western end of the mouth of Hout Bay in South Africa. It has a sheer cliff dropping towards the sea, and a coastal hiking path is accessible at low tide.
Hout Bay Beach
Beach
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hout Bay Beach is situated 1¼ km northeast of West Fort.
Duiker Island
Islet
Photo: Bdell555, Public domain.
Duiker Island or Duikereiland, also known as Seal Island, is an island off Hout Bay near Cape Town South Africa. It is 77 by 95 metres in size, with an area of about 0.4 hectare.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hout Bay and Llandudno.
Hout Bay
Photo: Harvey Barrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hout Bay appears to be a little harbour village but is actually a suburb of the South African metropole Cape Town.
Llandudno
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llandudno is a residential suburb of Cape Town on the Atlantic Seaboard of the Western Cape. There are no shops or commercial activities, but the town has some of the most expensive residential property in South Africa.
Noordhoek
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Noordhoek is a seaside town between Kommetjie and Chapmans Peak on the Cape Peninsula. Its shoreline and its long, wide, sandy beach stretch south to the neighbouring village of Kommetjie.
West Fort
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.05561° or 34° 3′ 20″ southLongitude
18.34784° or 18° 20′ 52″ eastOpen location code
4FQWW8VX+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 451772629OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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