Fortress
Fort Montagu
🇧🇸 The Bahamas · 18th century
Fort Montagu is a small fort of four cannon located on the eastern shore of New Providence Island (Nassau) Bahamas. Peter Henry Bruce oversaw the construction of the fort that began in 1741 to defend the British possession from Spanish invaders.
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Fort Montagu ranks #2,999 of 5,793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking. Founded 1741, it is older than 21% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 360 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. See how The Bahamas compares in the castle statistics.
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