Fort Fredensborg, Danish colonial fort in Old Ningo, Ghana
Fort Fredensborg is a fortified structure located on Ghana's coast that was built with stone walls and defensive bastions typical of 18th-century European outposts. The building stands in the coastal settlement and displays the architectural style of fortifications from that colonial period.
The fort was founded in 1734 by Danish colonists as a trading post on the coast. In 1850, it came under British control as its original commercial role had already begun to shift.
The structure represents one of Ghana's material cultural heritage sites, documenting European colonial presence and the transatlantic slave trade history.
The site is best visited during daylight hours to clearly see the stone structures and coastal landscape. The nearby community of Ningo offers basic lodging and food options for visitors.
By 1835, the fort's garrison had shrunk to a single soldier whose only task was to raise the Danish flag each day. This situation reveals how the European presence along the coast was already fading.
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