Brimstone Hill Fortress

Brimstone Hill Fortress is a fort in Saint Thomas Middle Island Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis. Brimstone Hill Fortress is situated near the ruins Barracks, as well as near Calvery Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park and Fort Charles.

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

Photo: Ukexpat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a well-preserved fortress on a hill on the island of St. Kitts, in the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis in the Eastern Caribbean.

Fort Charles

Fort

Fort Charles, also called Cleverley Point Fort, is a historic British colonial fort site on the island of St. Kitts, located in the present day nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean. Fort Charles is situated 3,600 feet west of Brimstone Hill Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandy Point Town and Middle Island.

Sandy Point Town

Town

Photo: Jensonmorton, Public domain.

Sandy Point is the second-largest town on the island of Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis. The settlement is situated on the north-west coast of St. Kitts and is the capital of Saint Anne Sandy Point Parish. As of 2011, it had a population of 2,626.

Middle Island

Village

Middle Island is a town located on the west coast of Saint Kitts island, in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Middle Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Brimstone Hill Fortress.

Old Road Town

Town

Old Road Town is a town located on the west coast of Saint Kitts island in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is in Saint Thomas Middle Island Parish, and just to the east of Middle Island town. Its current population is estimated at 1,647. Old Road Town is situated 2½ miles southeast of Brimstone Hill Fortress.

Brimstone Hill Fortress

Type: Fort
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Saint Thomas Middle Island Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

17.34694° or 17° 20′ 49″ north

Longitude

-62.83638° or 62° 50′ 11″ west

Open location code

779V85W7+QC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6282048246

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Brimstone Hill and Barracks.

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