Fort St John
Fort St John
- Address
- off Jln Bukit Senjuang Bukit Senjuang
Lonely Planet review for Fort St John
Although the British demolished most of Porta de Santiago, they spared the small Dutch Fort St John. Originally a Portuguese chapel dedicated to St John the Baptist (until the Dutch rebuilt it in the 18th century), it stands on a hilltop to the east of town just before the turn-off to Medan Portugis. Only a few walls and cannon emplacements of the fort remain, but there are fine views from the hilltop. In the mornings a group of locals practice t'ai chi on the grassy field next to the fort.
