Fort Goede Hoop, Ghana

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Fort Goede Hoop
Part of Dutch Gold Coast
Fort Goede Hoop in 1709.
Fort Goede Hoop is located in Ghana
Fort Goede Hoop
Fort Goede Hoop
Coordinates5°23′15″N 0°29′23″W / 5.3874°N 0.4898°W / 5.3874; -0.4898
Site history
Built1667 (1667)
Garrison information
OccupantsNetherlands (1667–1868)
Part ofForts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
CriteriaCultural: (vi)
Reference34
Inscription1979 (3rd Session)

Fort de Goede Hoop or Fort Good Hope was a fort on the Dutch Gold Coast, established in 1667 near Senya Beraku.

The Dutch had already had a lodge in Senya Beraku in the 1660s, but that was abandoned when the British built their fort at nearby

World Heritage List in 1979 along with several other castles in Ghana.[2]

Early in 1782, Captain

Fort Crêvecoeur or Ussher Fort – 32 guns).[3]

The fort was occupied between 1782 and 1785 by Britain, as well as by the local Akim population between 1811 and 1816. In 1868, the fort was ceded to the United Kingdom in a large trade of forts between the Netherlands and Britain.

This is the last fort that was built in the Gold Coast.[4]

Physical features

Initially, the Dutch built a small triangular fort on the promontory that is located near a cove because of the proximity to a good landing beach. The triangular fort has three bastions located at the northeast, southwest and southeast corners.[5]

In the year 1724, due to the limited size of the fort that could not cope with the increasing number of slaves, it was rebuilt into its present rectangular shape. It had four bastions with curtain walls, garrisons and halls for officers, kitchens, a female and male prison, stores, granary and powder magazine room. An outer wall was also built later on but the wall has almost disappeared.[6]

The fort presently serves as a rest house and also a tourist attraction site.[7]

Gallery


  • The entrance to Fort de Goede Hoop (Good Hope)
    The entrance to Fort de Goede Hoop (Good Hope)
  • The front and side view of Fort de Goede Hoop (Good Hope)
    The front and side view of Fort de Goede Hoop (Good Hope)
  • Video: rooftop area view
  • Fort Good Hope in Ghana
    Fort Good Hope in Ghana
  • Fort Good Hope in Ghana
    Fort Good Hope in Ghana
  • Fort Good Hope in Ghana
    Fort Good Hope in Ghana
  • Fort Good Hope in Ghana
    Fort Good Hope in Ghana
  • Canon balls at Fort Good Hope in Ghana
    Canon balls at Fort Good Hope in Ghana
  • Fort Good Hope in Ghana
    Fort Good Hope in Ghana
  • Fort Good Hope in Ghana
    Fort Good Hope in Ghana
  • Fort Good Hope in Ghana
    Fort Good Hope in Ghana
  • Fort Good Hope in Ghana
    Fort Good Hope in Ghana

References

  1. ISBN 9964720106
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  2. ^ "Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Retrieved 9 Oct 2022.
  3. ISBN 978-0-7146-1647-6
  4. ^ "Ghana Museums & Monuments Board". www.ghanamuseums.org. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  5. OCLC 41624572
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  6. ^ "Castles.nl – Fort Good Hope". www.castles.nl. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  7. ^ "Castles.nl – Fort Good Hope". www.castles.nl. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
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