Fort Metal Cross, Fort in Dixcove, Ghana

Fort Metal Cross stands on a promontory at Infuma in Dixcove, Western Region, Ghana, begun by Brandenburg-Prussia in 1683 and finished in the 1690s. Its walls and cannon positions face the sea, and it forms part of the Forts and Castles of Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions, inscribed by UNESCO in 1979.

Fort Metal Cross was begun by the British in 1683, but disputes with Brandenburg-Prussia, which started Fort Groß Friedrichsburg 15 km west the same year, delayed completion until 1691–1697. In 1712 the local broker Jan Conny, allied with the Brandenburgers, besieged it twice; the second attack blew up the powder magazine. Transferred to the Dutch in 1868 as Fort Metalen Kruis, it was occupied by the Fanti Federation before returning to Britain in 1872.

The Dutch renamed the fort Fort Metalen Kruis after taking it in 1868, and the name survived translation back into English. Author Bosman called it "the fake mint of the Gold Coast" because the gold mined nearby was mostly impure, so the promised gold never materialised. The fort later served as a police station and postal station, and is now leased to Robert Fidler's family as a tourist site and church meeting point.

The fort is easiest to reach on foot from the beach, and going at low tide gives better access to the rocky area around the promontory. Those arriving by boat can land nearby, though larger vessels may need to anchor further out and transfer by smaller craft.

Author Bosman called Fort Metal Cross "the fake mint of the Gold Coast": the gold mined nearby was mostly impure, so the promised pure metal never materialised. The Dutch name Fort Metalen Kruis, kept after 1868, survived the 1872 return to Britain and was simply translated back as Fort Metal Cross.