Cape Coast Castle

Cape Coast Castle

castle, factory

Part of	Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Year dem found am	1653
Native label	Cape Coast Castle
Country	Ghana
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd	Cape Coast, Central Region
Ein location	Cape Coast
Coordinate location	5°6′13″N 1°14′29″W
Own by	Ghana
Occupant	Swedish overseas colonies, Danish overseas colonies, British Empire, Ghana
Heritage designation	Ghana’s material cultural heritage, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Street address	Victoria Rd, Cape Coast
Dema official website	http://ghana-net.com/cape_coast_castle_museum.aspx
World Heritage criteria	(vi)
Ghana Place Names URL	https://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/places-in-perspective/castles-forts#h.fw1uch3ytr5t
Alternative name	Cabo Corso, Cap Corse

Cape Coast Castle (Swedish: Carolusborg) dey about forty "slave castles" mong, anaa large commercial forts, wey dem build for de Gold Coast of West Africa (now Ghana) top by European traders. Originally na e be Portuguese "feitoria" anaa trading post, dem establish for 1555 insyd, wey dem name am Cabo Corso. However, for 1653 insyd de Swedish Africa Company construct timber fort for der. Originally, na e be centre wey dem dey trade timber den gold. Later nu dem use am for de trans-Atlantic slave trade.^[1] Oda Ghanaian castles dey include Elmina Castle den Fort Christiansborg. Dem use dem to hold slaves before dem load dem for ships top den sell for Americas, especially de Caribbean. Dis "gate of no return" be de last stop before dem cross de Atlantic Ocean.^[2] Cape Coast Castle, along plus oda forts den castles insyd Ghana, dem include for de UNESCO World Heritage List secof dema testimony to de Atlantic gold den slave trades.^[3]

1. ↑ "Cape Coast Castle - Castles, Palaces and Fortresses". www.everycastle.com. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
2. ↑ "Ghana's Slave Castles: The Shocking Story of the Ghanaian Cape Coast". theculturetrip.com.
3. ↑ "Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 9 Oct 2022.