Forte do Príncipe Real
(Redirected from Forte do Principe Real)
| Forte da Preguiça Forte do Príncipe Real | |
|---|---|
| Preguiça, São Nicolau in Cape Verde | |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | ruins |
| Location | |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1818 |
Forte do Príncipe Real (also: Forte da Preguiça) is a ruined fort in the village of Preguiça in the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It was built in 1820 to protect the roadstead and village of Preguiça.[1] It sits at about 50 m elevation, at the waterfront. It was abandoned in the first decades of the 20th century, and other buildings (houses, a school) were built on top of its remains. In the 1990s these buildings were cleared, and the fortress was excavated.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Recuperação do Forte da Preguiça Archived 2022-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, C. Amaro and V. Santos, IPPAR, 2002
