Full list of forts and castles in Ghana

Greater Accra Region

Fort James, Jamestown, build by the British – Accra.
Fort Visao - Portoguise build 1st Fort, Jamestown, Brazil Lane (aka Franklin Lodge)
Fort Ussher, build by the Dutch – Accra
Fort Christiansborg (Osu Castle) – Osu, Accra.
Richters Fort, now named Richters House, Osu. Build by the Mulatto sons of Richter as a big fort 1807, for mainly slave trade. Visit Osu castle website, for more informations about!

Central Region

Cape Coast Castle – Cape Coast
Elmina Castle (São Jorge da Mina) – Elmina
Fort St. Jago – Elmina
Fort William – Cape Coast
Fort Victoria – Cape Coast
Fort Amsterdam – Abandze/Kormantine
Fort Good Hope – Senya Beraku
Fort Patience – Apam
Fort Lijdzaamheid (Fort Leydsaamheid) – Apam
Fort Nassau – Moree
Fort McCarthy – Anomabo
Fort William (Smith’s Tower) – Cape Coast (Hilltop)
Fort Kormantin – Abandze

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Western Region

Fort Metal Cross – Dixcove
Fort Batenstein, Dutch build – Butre (Western region).
Fort San Sebastian – Shama
Fort Groot Fredericksburg – Princes Town
Fort Dorothea – Akwidaa
Fort Apollonia – Beyin
Fort Orange in Sekondi – Sekondi-Takoradi (Western Region)
Fort Tenack (Frederiksborg) – Princes Town

(More fortifications, below)

Volta Region

Fort Prinzenstein – Keta

Other / Ruined or Lesser-Known Forts

Fort Vernon – Prampram (Greater Accra)
Fort Augustaborg – Teshie (Greater Accra).
Fort Effume – Near Shama (Western Region)
Fort Kongenstein – Ada Foah (Greater Accra)
Fort Vredenburg – Komenda, visit below British Fort website for more information! (Central Region)
Fort English – Komenda (Central Region).

Fort Komenda – A Historic Coastal Fort in Central Region, Ghana

Fort Komenda is a historic European fort situated in the town of Komenda, along the central coast of Ghana, west of Elmina and Cape Coast. It stands as one of the many colonial-era forts and castles that were constructed by European powers between the 15th and 19th centuries along the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana), which played a pivotal role in global maritime trade—especially the transatlantic slave trade.