Fort Montagu

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Fort Montagu
Part of Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau, The Bahamas
Fort Montagu, Nassau, The Bahamas
Coordinates	25°04′25″N 77°18′24″W / 25.0737°N 77.3066°W / 25.0737; -77.3066
Type	defensive fortification
Site information
Open to the public	Year Round
Condition	historic site
Site history
Built	1741-1742
In use	1740s-??
Materials	limestone

Fort Montagu is a small fort of four cannon on the eastern shore of New Providence Island (Nassau) Bahamas. Peter Henry Bruce oversaw the construction of the fort that began in 1741 to defend the British possession from Spanish invaders.