Old Gun Emplacement at Fort St Catherine, St George's Parish, Bermuda.

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Old Gun Emplacement at Fort St Catherine, St George's Parish, Bermuda. Fort St Catherine, in St. George's Parish, the biggest of all Bermuda's many historic forts, easily one of Bermuda's most spectacular attractions. It was one of early Bermuda's fortifications against the Spanish, French - and, much later, the Americans. The coastal and inland views from here are awesome. The fort, overlooking the beach where Bermuda's first involuntary settlers came ashore from the shipwrecked Sea Venture flagship in 1609, is nearly two miles north east of the town of St. George. It is the fort principal structure in Bermuda under the management of the Bermuda Government's Curator of Forts. It is not known after which Saint Catherine the fort was named. The fort dates back to 1614, when first built by Governor Richard Moore to defend Gates Bay where the colonists landed.

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Size: 5050px × 3360px
Location: Fort St Catherine, St George's Parish, Bermuda.
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: bermuda, british, defence, fort, gun, historic, history, military, tourism, travel