Ghana · 17th century
Ussher Fort is a fort in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the Dutch in 1649 as Fort Crèvecœur, and is two days' march from Elmina and to the west of Accra on a rocky point between two lagoons. It was one of three forts that Europeans built in the region during the middle of the 17th century. Fort Crèvecœur was part of the Dutch Gold Coast. The Anglo-Dutch Gold Coast Treaty (1867), which defined areas of influence on the Gold Coast, transferred it to the British in 1868. Because of its significance in the history of European colonial trade and exploitation in Africa, the fort was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 (along with several other castles and forts in Ghana).
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Ussher Fort ranks #3,144 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #10 of the 35 mapped in Ghana. Founded 1649, it is older than 27% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,015 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Accra, 2 km away. See how Ghana compares in the castle statistics.
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