Fort Clarence

Fort Clarence is a ruins in Braeton, Saint Catherine Parish. Fort Clarence is situated nearby to Hellshire Beach, as well as near Sugarman Beach.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse and Hellshire Beach.

Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse guides vessels westward on their approach to Kingston Harbour. It appears to be a historic daybeacon converted to a lighted aid. Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse is situated 2 km north of Fort Clarence.

Hellshire Beach

Beach

Photo: Op. Deo, Public domain.

Hellshire Beach, Jamaica, is located near Portmore, and famed for its fried fish and safe swimming. It has near white sands with a very small trace of black sand. Hellshire Beach is situated 3 km southwest of Fort Clarence.

Sugarman Beach

Beach

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sugarman Beach is situated 3 km southwest of Fort Clarence.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Royal and Portmore.

Port Royal

Village

Photo: Raychristofer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Port Royal is a small town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century. Port Royal is situated 4 km northeast of Fort Clarence.

Portmore

Photo: Raw9345, Public domain.

Portmore is a large coastal town in southern Jamaica in Saint Catherine, and a place of residence for people working in the neighbouring cities of Kingston and Spanish Town.

Fort Clarence

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tourism, ruins, and historic site
Location: Braeton, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

17.91896° or 17° 55′ 8″ north

Longitude

-76.87723° or 76° 52′ 38″ west

Open location code

7795W49F+H4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 746670198

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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