Ghana · 17th century
Fort Metal Cross, originally Fort Dixcove, is a military structure located on a promontory at the fishing community of Infuma in Dixcove, in the Western Region of Ghana. Because of its history in the Atlantic slave trade and its testimony to European-African trade, the Fort was included as one of the Forts and Castles of Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions that became a World Heritage Site in 1979.
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Fort Metal Cross ranks #3,775 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 35 mapped in Ghana. Founded 1683, it is older than 23% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sekondi-Takoradi, 24 km away. See how Ghana compares in the castle statistics.
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