List of castles in Ghana

This is a '''list of castles in Ghana. '''

UNESCO list
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions is the collective designation by UNESCO of European-style fortifications and outposts (mostly Portuguese, Dutch and British) along the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) during the colonial period.

The term specifically applies to 11 ensembles designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979:


 * Elmina Castle, Elmina
 * Fort Santo Antonio, Axim
 * English Fort (Fort Vredenburgh), Komenda
 * Fort Metal Cross, Dixcove
 * Fort San Sebastian, Shama
 * Fort Batenstein, Butri
 * Fort Coenraadsburg, Elmina
 * Fort Amsterdam, Abandze
 * Fort Lijdzaamheid ('Patience'), Apam
 * Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast
 * Fort Good Hope (Fort Goede Hoop), Senya Beraku

Other castles

 * Osu Castle, Accra, also known as Fort Christiansborg or simply The Castle, the seat of government in Ghana
 * Fort William, Anomabu
 * Fort Orange, Sekondi
 * Ussher Fort, Accra
 * Teshie Fort, Accra (Teshie-Nungua)
 * Fort Gross-Friedrichsburg (German wiki), Prince's Town
 * Fort Prinzenstein, Keta
 * Fort Apollonia, Beyin