Ghana · 17th century
Fort Witsen ranks #7,404 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #28 of the 35 mapped in Ghana. Founded 1665, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sekondi-Takoradi, 2 km away. See how Ghana compares in the castle statistics.
Fort Witsen, also Fort Tacaray, was a fort on the Dutch Gold Coast, established in 1665 near Takoradi. This fort was destroyed after a few years, and in 1684 the site was abandoned. A map from 1791 shows, however, that the Dutch had renewed their presence in the fort again. The fort was handed over to Britain, along with the entire Dutch Gold Coast, on 6 April 1872, owing to the provisions of the Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 1870-1871.
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