Whelk Point Fort

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.

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  1733 slave insurrection on St. John ⓘ
  slave revolt in St. John

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  Invasion of the Danish West Indies ⓘ
  

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  Fort Burt ⓘ
  hotel & resturant

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  Fort Charlotte ⓘ
  fort in Tortola, British Virgin Islands

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  Fort George ⓘ
  fort in Tortola, British Virgin Islands

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  Fort Purcell ⓘ
  ruined fort in the British Virgin Islands.

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  Fort Recovery ⓘ
  fort used by the Dutch West India Company

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  Fortsberg ⓘ
  fort on Saint John, US Virgin Islands

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  Road Town Fort ⓘ
  

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  Whelk Point Fort ⓘ
  

1733-11-23T00:00:00Z

1734-08-25T00:00:00Z

1733 — 1734 1733 slave insurrection on St. John

1807-12-22T00:00:00Z

1807-12-25T00:00:00Z

1807 Invasion of the Danish West Indies

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1733	1733 slave insurrection on St. John	rebellion, slave rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1807	Invasion of the Danish West Indies	Denmark–Norway, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, invasion	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Burt	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Charlotte	fort, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort George	fort, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Purcell	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Recovery	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortsberg	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Road Town Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Whelk Point Fort	fort, ruins	Wikidata
commons	image		Welk Point Fort 5		Commons
commons	image		Welk Point Fort 2		Commons
commons	image		Whelk Point Fort 1		Commons
commons	image		Welk Point Fort 3		Commons
commons	image		Welk Point Fort 4		Commons