Fort Charles
Fort Charles
- Address
- Phone
- 967-8438
- Price
- adult/child US$5/2
- Hours
- 9am-5pm, closed Good Friday, Christmas Day & New Year’s Day
Lonely Planet review for Fort Charles
Jamaica’s latitude and longitude are measured from the flagstaff of Fort Charles, a weathered redoubt originally laid in 1655. Among Port Royal’s six original forts, only Fort Charles withstood the 1692 earthquake. It was rebuilt in red brick in 1699 and added to several times over the years. It was originally washed by the sea on three sides, but silt gradually built up and it is now firmly landlocked.
