Fort Fincastle
Fort Fincastle is a fort located in the city of Nassau on the island of New Providence in The Bahamas. It was built to provide protection to Nassau. The fort, which is shaped like a paddle steamer, was built in 1793 by Lord Dunmore to protect Nassau from pirates.Photo: Taugenichts80, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nassau Public Library and St. Andrews Presbyterian Kirk.
Nassau Public Library
Library
Photo: Bluerasberry, CC BY 4.0.
The Nassau Public Library and Museum, in Nassau, is the largest and oldest of five libraries in the Bahamas. The library was founded in 1837, when the Bahamas Society for the Diffusion of Knowledge was combined with a reading society. Nassau Public Library is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Fort Fincastle.
St. Andrews Presbyterian Kirk
Church
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Kirk is a historic church in downtown Nassau, Bahamas. St. Andrews Presbyterian Kirk is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Fort Fincastle.
Pirates of Nassau
Museum
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pirates of Nassau is a museum, which is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Fort Fincastle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nassau.
Nassau
Photo: Dolphins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nassau is the capital of The Bahamas. It is the largest city in the Bahamas and its low-rise sprawl dominates the eastern half of New Providence Island. The city's name is locally pronounced like "NAH-sor" but without the R.
Fort Fincastle
- Type: Fort
- Description: 18th century building located in Nassau, Bahamas
- Categories: fixed construction, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: New Providence, Bahamas, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
25.07361° or 25° 4′ 25″ northLongitude
-77.33848° or 77° 20′ 19″ westOpen location code
77Q43MF6+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 191813517OpenStreetMap feature
building=fortOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q5471144
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Fort Fincastle” goes by many names.
- French: “Fort Fincastle”
- Spanish: “Fort Fincastle”
- Turkish: “Fincastle Kalesi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bahamas Treasury Department and Embassy of the United States of America.
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