Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
View of the Prince of Wales Bastion at Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Map showing the location of Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Map showing the location of Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Location in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Map showing the location of Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Map showing the location of Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park (Caribbean)
LocationSaint Thomas Middle Island Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Coordinates17°20′49″N 62°50′14″W / 17.34694°N 62.83722°W / 17.34694; -62.83722
Established1987
CriteriaCultural: (iii), (iv)
Reference910
Inscription1999 (23rd Session)
Area15.37 ha (1,654,000 sq ft)
Websitewww.brimstonehillfortress.org

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 (St. Kitts) 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.

The complex of fortifications were constructed on Brimstone Hill, a very steeply sloping hill situated close to the sea on the Western, Caribbean coast of St. Kitts.