List of castles in Ghana

List of castles in Ghana

Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions


State Party = GHA
Type = Cultural
Criteria = vi
ID = 34
Region = Africa
Year = 1979
Session = 3rd
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/34This is a list of castles in Ghana.

UNESCO list

Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions is the collective designation by UNESCO of Western-style fortifications and outposts (mostly Portuguese, Dutch and British) along the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) during the colonial period.

The term specifically applies to 11 ensembles designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979:

* Elmina Castle, Elmina
* Fort Saint Antony, Axim
* English Fort (Fort Vrendenburg), Komenda
* Fort Metal Cross, Dixcove
* Fort San Sebastian, Shama
* Fort Batenstein, Butri
* Fort St. Jago (Fort Conraadsburg), Elmina
* Fort Amsterdam, Abandze
* Fort Patience (Fort Leysaemhyt), Apam
* Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast
* Fort Good Hope (Fort Goedehoop), Senya Beraku

Other castles

*Osu Castle, also known as Fort Christiansborg or simply The Castle, the seat of government in Ghana.


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