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Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park: A Testimony to Colonial Expansion and New Societies

The Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, located on the island of St. Kitts in the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis, stands as a remarkable testament to the intertwined histories of European colonial expansion, the African slave trade, and the emergence of new societies in the Caribbean. This UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed in 1999, is an exceptional example of 17th- and 18th-century military architecture in a Caribbean context.

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UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is an outstanding, well-preserved example of 17th- and 18th-century military architecture in a Caribbean context. Designed by the British and built by African slave labour, the fortress is testimony to European colonial expansion, the African slave trade and the emergence of new societies in the Caribbean.

UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site

Criterion (iii): Brimstone Hill is an outstanding British fortress, built by slave labour to exact standards during a peak period of European colonial expansion in the Caribbean. Criterion (iv): Because of its strategic layout and construction, Brimstone Hill Fortress is an exceptional and well preserved example of 17th and 18th century British military architecture.

Encyclopedia Record: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

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 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.

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