Fort Fincastle, Nassau
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Fort Fincastle, Nassau is an 18th-century British colonial fort and historic landmark overlooking Nassau on New Providence Island in the Bahamas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Fincastle, Nassau canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fort
ⓘ
historic landmark ⓘ |
| accessedVia | Queen’s Staircase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | British colonial military architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Lord Dunmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Nassau, Bahamas
ⓘ
Forts in the Bahamas ⓘ Tourist attractions in Nassau, Bahamas ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1793 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1793 ⓘ |
| country | Bahamas ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToCity | overlooks city from hilltop ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | British troops ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
battlements
ⓘ
cannon emplacements ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ water cisterns ⓘ |
| hasShape | roughly triangular plan ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Paradise Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | British colonial ⓘ |
| laterUse |
lighthouse
ⓘ
prison ⓘ signal station ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean
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Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ New Providence NERFINISHED ⓘ New Providence District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Bennett’s Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Providence Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
limestone
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stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Viscount Fincastle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
title of Lord Dunmore ⓘ |
| near |
Fort Charlotte, Nassau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Montagu, Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen’s Staircase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Nassau Harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
downtown Nassau ⓘ |
| partOf | coastal defenses of Nassau ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbour defense ⓘ |
| usedAs | tourist site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
protection of Nassau from Spanish forces
ⓘ
protection of Nassau from pirates ⓘ |
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