Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

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fortress historic site national park tourist attraction

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is a well-preserved 17th–18th century British colonial military fortification on Saint Kitts, renowned for its strategic hilltop location and panoramic Caribbean views.

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Label Occurrences
Brimstone Hill Fortress 1
Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
national park ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
battleInvolvement Siege by French forces in 1782 ⓘ
constructedBy British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
British military engineers ⓘ
enslaved African laborers ⓘ
constructionPeriodEnd 18th century ⓘ
constructionPeriodStart late 17th century ⓘ
country Saint Kitts and Nevis NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentUse historical monument ⓘ
national park ⓘ
defensiveRole protected British interests in the Eastern Caribbean ⓘ
elevation approximately 230 meters ⓘ
governingBody Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Society NERFINISHED ⓘ
Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMuseum yes ⓘ
hasPart Citadel NERFINISHED ⓘ
barracks ⓘ
bastions ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
powder magazines ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
heritageCriteria criterion (iii) ⓘ
criterion (iv) ⓘ
cultural ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor British colonial military architecture ⓘ
panoramic Caribbean views ⓘ
well-preserved fortifications ⓘ
locatedIn Caribbean ⓘ
West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Saint Kitts NERFINISHED ⓘ
material local stone ⓘ
volcanic rock ⓘ
nearbyCity Basseterre NERFINISHED ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf defensive system of Saint Kitts ⓘ
region Saint Thomas Middle Island Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance example of 17th–18th century British military engineering ⓘ
symbol of European colonial expansion in the Caribbean ⓘ
strategicFeature hilltop location ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1999 ⓘ
usedAs military fortress ⓘ
usedBy British Army ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

island of Saint Kitts → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park ⓘ
island of Saint Kitts → hasFortress → Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brimstone Hill Fortress