Cape Coast Castle

Local nameCape Coast Castle
LocationCape Coast, Ghana

Cape Coast Castle is one of about forty "slave castles", or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa by European traders. It was originally a Portuguese "feitoria" or trading post, established in 1555. However in 1653 the Swedish Africa Company constructed a timber fort there. It originally was a centre for the trade in timber and gold. It was later used in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Other Ghanaian slave castles include Elmina Castle and Fort Christiansborg. They were used to hold slaves before they were loaded onto ships and sold in the Americas, especially the Caribbean. This "gate of no return" was the last stop before crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Coast_Castle

Official website http://www.capecoastcastlemuseum.com/

Address (Unnamed Road), Cape Coast, Ghana

Coordinates 5°6'13.214" N -1°14'27.577" E

Tours and activities: Cape Coast Castle

Cape Coast Guided Day Tour

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