Whelk Point Fort
Ruins · British Virgin Islands
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 18.421, -64.570
Why it was abandoned
❔ Cause unknown
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History
The Whelk Point Fort was a colonial fort erected on the southeast part of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. The fort fell into disrepair and ruin, and relatively little of the original structure remains. In 1992 a house was built over the original foundations of the fort, but the remains of the barracks can still be seen on the land behind the house. The ruins are on private property and are not generally accessible to the public.