The Little Fort in Lagos and a Red Sun

In the 1600´s the coast was under regular attack of pirates and the Spanish. This led to the construction of a string of forts along the coast. The small Lagos fort, used to guard the river mouth from attack, has a small drawbridge to enter from the land and thick carved stonework walls.

According to the stone inscription over the main door, it was completed between 1679 and 1690. Until the late 20th century, the fort was used as a service depot for military forces and housed services linked to maritime activities (supplies for lifeboats etc).

There wasn’t a lot to see, a chapel and old photographs of people, but we did enjoy going up on the rooftop terrace to see the views and some fun, weathervane-like artworks.

After spending some time trying to find our parked car, we went back to Donna’s place and watched the big red sun drop into the ocean.Read more