| Fort Metal Cross | |
|---|---|
| Part of British Gold Coast | |
 Fort Metal Cross in 1727. | |
  Fort Metal Cross | |
| Coordinates | 4°47′36″N 1°56′41″W / 4.79321°N 1.94484°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1683 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Britain (1683-1868) Netherlands (1868-1872) |
| Location | Dixcove, Western Region, Ghana |
| Part of | Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions |
| Criteria | Cultural: (vi) |
| Reference | 34-008 |
| Inscription | 1979 (3rd Session) |
Fort Metal Cross, originally Fort Dixcove, is a military structure located on a promontory at the fishing community of Infuma in Dixcove, in the Western Region of Ghana.[1] Because of its history in the Atlantic slave trade and its testimony to European-African trade, the Fort was included as one of the Forts and Castles of Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions that became a World Heritage Site in 1979.[2]
- ^ "Fort Metal Cross, Dixcove (1692)". Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ Journals, IU Press (2015-02-20). Transition 114: Transition: The Magazine of Africa and the Diaspora. Indiana University Press. p. 91. ISBN 9780253018588.