Butre village and Fort Batenstein, Western region of Ghana. Awesome view
Fort Batenstein [HD] - Butre, Western Region, Ghana (February 2012)
Visiting Fort Batenstein, Butre (Western Region, Ghana) - January 2012
Princes Town & Gross Friedrichsburg Fort (Western Region, Ghana) - January 2012
Fort Batenstein ruins in Ghana - remembering the history of the Gold Coast
Fort Batenstein lies just above the small town of Butre, a short walk away from Busua, a popular beach holiday destination in Ghana. The ruins are a chilling reminder of the history of the region. Not to be missed. Footage shot with the DJI Phantom.
Fort Komenda, Western region, Ghana, West Africa
Fort Komenda, Ghana. One of the important slave trading forts / castles, of the Gold Coast. Unfortunately, crumbling! As important to the slave trade history, as Cape Coast Castle or Elmina Castle, this fort is left to crumble away! You will find there dungeons, where slaves where held, before shipping to the Americas. Parts of the fort are still strong, other parts are dangerously broken down. Not on the visitor map, in the so called year of return. Very unfortunate! As Komenda is also not promoted, you see no visitors. The main road improvement to Komenda, begun under Mahama government, is discontinued by NPP, same as the finished Sugar Factory! It's not just a shame, but a crime against the Ghanaian people, as much money has been invested, and is lost now! We recommend, to visit Komenda and the fort. Barely 40 min from Elmina away! A nice beach and lots of history awaits you! Check for a website link, soon. Lots of pictures, and more information about this important historic location. We also will soon have a page online, regarding Fort William of Cape Coast! (One of 3 forts/castles of Cape Coast). Unfortunately, also left to crumble. Ghana has much to learn yet, how to maintain history and promote tourism! It's a shame!
FORT METAL CROSS, HISTORICAL SLAVE DUNGEON, WESTERN REGION, GHANA
The British colonial fortification, Fort Metal Cross (originally Dixcove Fort) is located on a promontory near the fishing village of Infuma, in Dixcove (Dick’s Cove) in the Western Region of Ghana. The cove’s quiet waters are suitable for small boats and canoes; large ships anchor approximately 2 kilometres offshore.
For the British, the motive for commencing construction of Dixcove Fort in 1692 was identical to that of the Dutch in building Fort Batentstein - to tap into the promise of gold in the hinterland; and also to win back the many English captains trading at the Brandenburgers’ (Germans’) Fort Gross Friedrichsburg in nearby Princestown. However, the people of Infuma, loyal to two chiefs whose allegiances swayed between the British and Dutch, besieged the fort several times, on behalf of the Dutch, stalling its completion. By 1750, the fort was equipped to carry up to 25 canons.
The promise of gold never materialised, as the gold that was mined was largely impure gold. Hence, the fort earned the title of ‘the fake mint of the Gold Coast’ by author Bosman. Like Fort Batentstein, Fort Metal Cross became a service-station for the repair of ships and the supply of timber from the surrounding forest; and during the slave trade, it became a slave prison.
The 1867 fort exchange agreement between the British and Dutch resulted in Dutch ownership of the fort in 1868. The Dutch had to call for military reinforcement to restore calm in their new areas of control, as the local populace was infuriated by the swap, especially since they had not been consulted. The name of the fort was altered to ‘Metalen Kruis’ (Metal Cross), after one of the Dutch gun-boats which brought the reinforcement.
However, the immense cost of control persuaded the Dutch to sell their forts to the British. Hence, in 1872 the fort reverted to the British, who renamed it Fort Metal Cross.
Dixcove - FORT METAL CROSS
Fort Metal Cross, originally Fort Dixcove, is a military structure in Dixcove, Ghana. It was built commencing in 1683[1] by the English Royal African Company as a trading post for the gold and the slave trade, though construction didn't finish until 1698 due to ongoing hostilities with the local people. Brandenburg-Prussia started building Fort Groß Friedrichsburg about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Dixcove in 1683, (now Princes Town) in the colony of Brandenburger Gold Coast but it was not completed until the 1690s.
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Fort Batenstein
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A TRIP TO FORT LIJDZAAMHEID (PATIENCE) IN APAM
ADVENTURE BIKE TOUR, GHANA, WESTERN REGION, BUSUA, CAPE 3 POINT
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Historical SLAVE FORT SANTO ANTONIO AXIM WEST REGION GHANA, Africa
Fort St. Antoni is located near the town of Axim in what is now the western Region of Ghana. It was built by the Portuguese in 1515 after they were forced to abandon their trading post near the edge of the Ankobra River after persistent attacks by the local people. It was the second fort built by the Portuguese after Elmina Castle and used to trade gold.
Dixcove, Western Region - Ghana
The coastal town of Dixcove in the Western Region of Ghana, taken from the battlements of Fort Metal Cross.
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Fort Amstardam
Fort Amsterdam is a fort in Kormantin, Central region, Ghana. It was built by the English between 1638 and 1645 as Fort Cormantin or Fort Courmantyne, and was captured by admiral Engel de Ruyter of the Dutch West India Company in 1665. It was subsequently made part of the Dutch Gold Coast, and remained part of it until the fort was traded with the British in 1868. The Fort is located at Abandze on the north-east of Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana.
Fort Gross-Friedrichsburg [HD] - Princes Town, Western Region, Ghana (February 2012)
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Fort San Sebastian [HD] - Shama, Western Region, Ghana (February 2012)
Butre (Ghana): Fort Batenstein, the village, the bay
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Ghana - Fort Coenraadsburg
This fort was built by the Dutch in 1642 to protect the nearby Elmina Castle from land attacks. The fort sits on the highest point with the entire town of Elmina below it with beautiful panoramic views out to see and onto thousands of colorful fishing boats. Unlike Elmina Castle, this fort is much less maintained and some locals have occupied several rooms of the ground floor for their living quarters. Strangely, almost no tourists come here and you can have the entire massive fort all to yourself. Quality Dutch construction has survived nearly four centuries in nearly pristine condition (which is not the case for houses and structures in the village of Elmina itself).
Fort Groß Friedrichsburg
The only know German built Star Fort on the old Gold Coast of Ghana