Brimstone Hill Fortress

The Caribbean island of St Kitts was tossed back and forth between England and France in what seemed an interminable battle for most of the 17th and 18th centuries. The island was quite heavily fortified and Brimstone Hill is an exceptionally well preserved historical fort. It’s a monument to brilliant British engineering – and to the work of slaves.

Illogically, the slave trade in the Americas seems more gruesome than that of, say Ancient Egypt. Why? Simply because it’s nearer in time, a time when people should have known better? I don’t know. Just that … I’m a bit ambivalent about this particular UNESCO World Heritage site.

Where:

Brimstone Hill Fort National Park, St Kitts, Federation of St Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis

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Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Here are more UNESCO World Heritage sites around the world.