Fort Kyk-Over-Al

Fort Kyk-Over-Al
Fort Kyk-Over-Al
Part of Essequibo
	Ruins of Fort Kyk-Over-Al
	Fort Kyk-Over-Al
Coordinates	6°22′41″N 58°41′20″W / 6.378114°N 58.688822°W
Site history
Built	1616
Garrison information
Occupants	Dutch Republic (1616-1795); Batavian Republic/Commonwealth (1795-1806); Kingdom of Holland (1806-1810); First French Empire (1810-1813); Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands (1813-1815)

6°23′N 58°41′W / 6.383°N 58.683°W / 6.383; -58.683 Fort Kyk-Over-Al was a Dutch fort in the colony of Essequibo, in what is now Guyana. It was constructed in 1616 at the intersection of the Essequibo, Cuyuni and Mazaruni rivers. It once served as the centre for the Dutch administration of the county, but now only ruins are left. The name Kyk-Over-Al derives from the Dutch for "See over all", a reference to the commanding view of the river from the fort.