Exploring Falmouth Harbour

Great Fort George
High above Falmouth, and offering terrific panoramic views over the harbor and surrounding countryside, are the ruins of Great Fort George (also known as Monk's Hill ), one of Antigua's oldest defenses, built in the 1690s as a secure retreat for Antigua's tiny population.

These days the fort is in a very dilapidated state, but it's well worth the effort to get there for the fabulous views and a quiet but evocative sense of the island's past. Much of the enormous stone perimeter wall is intact while, inside the main gate and to the right, the west gunpowder magazine (built in 1731) has been well restored.

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To get to the fort you'll need a four-wheel-drive vehicle; the alternative is a thirty-minute hike. A precipitous but passable track leads up from the village of Cobbs Cross, east of Falmouth; alternatively, from Liberta (north of Falmouth) take the inland road to Table Hill Gordon, from where another track winds up to the fort

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