Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, Saint Kitts

Name: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Address: Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis

#6 among attractions in Saint Kitts

Unesco, Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

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Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, Saint Kitts

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Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a well-preserved fortress on a hill on the island of St. Kitts in the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis in the Eastern Caribbean. It was designed by British military engineers, and was built and maintained by enslaved Africans. It is one of the best preserved historical fortifications in the Americas. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1987 (37 years ago)Unesco: from 1999Area: 37.98 acres (0.0593 mi²)Coordinates: 17°20'51"N, 62°50'7"W

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Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dieppe Bay Town, Mount Liamuiga, Verchild's Peak, Capisterre.

4.9 miN
Area
Dieppe Bay Town, Saint Kitts
126 min walk • Dieppe Bay Town is a town in Saint John Capisterre Parish in the island of Saint Kitts, in the country of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Settled in 1538, it is the oldest town founded by Europeans in the whole of the Eastern Caribbean.
2.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Liamuiga, Saint Kitts
69 min walk • Mount Liamuiga is a 3,792-foot stratovolcano which forms the western part of the island of Saint Kitts. The peak is the highest point on the island of Saint Kitts, in the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and in the entire British Leeward Islands, as well as one of the tallest peaks in the eastern Caribbean archipelago.
3.2 miE
Mountain
Verchild's Peak, Saint Kitts
81 min walk • Verchild's Peak is a prominent mountain on the island of Saint Kitts in the country of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It lies close to the centre of the island, and rises to a height of 900 m.
2.8 miNE
Neighbourhood
Capisterre, Saint Kitts
71 min walk • Capisterre is a region covering the Northern Coastal plain on the Island of Saint Kitts. It was originally colonized by the French in the early 17th century, with its capital on the only harbour, in the fishing town of Dieppe. The area was lost to the British in 1713.
6.6 miSE
Universities and schools
University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Saint Kitts
169 min walk • The University of Medicine and Health Sciences is a private, for-profit medical school located in Basseterre, Saint Kitts in the Caribbean. UMHS confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine degree. The university also has a 5th semester campus in Portland, Maine and an administrative office in New York, New York.
0.8 miNW
Town
Sandy Point Town, Saint Kitts
22 min walk • Sandy Point is the second largest town in the island of Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis. This town is situated on the north-west coast of St.Kitts and is the capital of Saint Anne Sandy Point Parish.

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, Saint Kitts

Facts and practical information

Saint Kitts plan & book

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Dieppe Bay Town, Saint Kitts

Mount Liamuiga, Saint Kitts

Verchild's Peak, Saint Kitts

Capisterre, Saint Kitts

University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Saint Kitts

Sandy Point Town, Saint Kitts