The closest is Fort Witsen, 2 km east of the city centre; the most famous is Elmina Castle (#200 of 9,035 worldwide) 50 km east.
Every one of them stands in Ghana: the country page shows the full national picture.
Ghana
Castles near Sekondi-Takoradi
23 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre: every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
Within 25 km of Sekondi-Takoradi
- Fort Batenstein
20 km south-west · Fortress
Fort Batenstein was a fort and trading post established by the Dutch on the Gold Coast in 1656. It was situated near Butre.
- Fort São Sebastião de Xama
18 km north-east · Fortress
Fort São Sebastião or Fort San Sebastian located in Shama, Ghana, is the third oldest fortification in Ghana and it was built in 1523.
- Fort Metal Cross
24 km south-west · Fortress
Fort Metal Cross, originally Fort Dixcove, is a military structure located on a promontory at the fishing community of Infuma in Dixcove, in the…
- Fort Orange (Ghana)
7 km east · Fortress
Fort Orange is a fort located in Sekondi, Western Region, Ghana. Built by the Dutch in 1642, it was originally established as a trading lodge.
- Fort Witsen
2 km east · Ruin
Fort Witsen, also Fort Tacaray, was a fort on the Dutch Gold Coast, established in 1665 near Takoradi.
- Fort Sekondi
7 km north-east · Fortress
Fort Sekondi, also Fort George, was an English fort on the Gold Coast, built in 1682 at Sekondi.
Day trips: 25–60 km
- Elmina Castle
50 km east · Castle · #200 worldwide
Elmina Castle, or Fort St. George, was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina, also known as Castelo da Mina or simply…
- Fort Saint Anthony (Axim)
53 km west · Fortress
Fort Saint Anthony was a fort built by the Portuguese in 1515 near the town of Axim, in what is now Ghana.
- Fort Gross Fredericksburg
43 km west · Fortress
Fort Gross Fredericksburg, is a fortification located in Princestown, in the Western Region of Ghana.
- Fort Coenraadsburg
50 km east · Fortress
Fort Coenraadsburg or Conraadsburg, also Fort São Tiago da Mina, is a small fort situated opposite the Elmina Castle in the Central region of Ghana,…
- Fort Vredenburgh
35 km north-east · Ruin
Fort Vredenburgh was a Dutch fort on the Gold Coast, established on the left bank of the Komenda River. The fort exists as preserved ruins.
- Fort Komenda
35 km north-east · Ruin
Fort Komenda was a British fort on the Gold Coast, currently preserved as a ruin.
- Fort Dorothea
35 km south-west · Fortress
Fort Dorothea was a fortification on the headland south of present-day Akwidaa in the western part of Ghana and belonged to the then Electoral…
- Fort Ruychaver
50 km west · Ruin
Fort Ruychaver, also Fort Ruijghaver, was a Dutch trading post in the hinterland of the Gold Coast, in contemporary Ghana.
- Fort Elize Carthago
56 km west · Ruin
Fort Elize Carthago was a fort built by the Dutch West India Company in 1702 on a hill at the mouth of the Ankobra River, near the base of the Dutch…
- Fort Java
50 km east · Ruin
Fort Java was a so-called redoubt, that is, in this case a small round earthwork, which was built in the then Dutch town of Elmina on the coast of…
- Fort De Veer
49 km east · Ruin
Fort De Veer – or, in the Dutch original, Veersche Schans – was a fortification which the Dutch built in Elmina, Ghana, between 1817 and 1829, about…
Farther afield: 60–100 km
- Cape Coast Castle
62 km east · Castle
Cape Coast Castle is one of about forty "slave castles", or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa by European traders.
- Fort Amsterdam (Ghana)
81 km east · Fortress
Fort Amsterdam is a former slave fort in Abandze, Central region, Ghana. It was built by the English between 1638 and 1645 as Fort Cormantin or Fort…
- Fort Nassau (Ghana)
67 km east · Fortress
Fort Nassau, near Moree, Ghana, was the first fort that the Dutch established on what would become the Dutch Gold Coast.
- Fort Apollonia
92 km west · Fortress
Fort Apollonia is a fort in Beyin, Ghana. The name Apollonia was given to the area by a Portuguese explorer who sighted the place on the Feast of…
- Fort William (Ghana)
77 km east · Fortress
Fort William is a fort in Anomabu, Central Region, Ghana, originally known as Fort Anomabo and renamed Fort William in the 1830s by its…
- Fort Victoria
61 km east · Fortress
Fort Victoria is a structure in Cape Coast, Ghana. It was initially known as 'Phipps Tower', in honour of its initial constructor English Governor…
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q243293.
Frequently asked questions
How many castles are near Sekondi-Takoradi?
The Castle Map atlas maps 23 landmarks (2 castles · 14 fortresses · 7 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Sekondi-Takoradi, measured straight-line: a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
What is the closest castle to Sekondi-Takoradi?
Fort Witsen, a ruin 2 km east of the city centre.
What is the most famous castle near Sekondi-Takoradi?
Elmina Castle, ranked #200 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking: 50 km east from Sekondi-Takoradi.
Nearby city guides: Cape Coast (61 km) · Accra (188 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.