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Fort Bennett (Black Rock)
11° 12.4′ N · 60° 47.1′ W
An intact 17th-century stockade on the hill above Black Rock with two cannon and a sweeping sunset view over Stonehaven Bay, Pigeon Point, Turtle Beach and Plymouth.
Practical
Built in 1680 by English mercenary Lieutenant Robert Bennet and later enlarged by the British, who added a brick oven for heating cannonballs; its cannon were used against US privateers. Benches and gazebos; no fee or hours given by Rough Guides (verify locally). Walk up from Stonehaven Bay or take a taxi.
Best for
Sunset over the leeward coast
Nearby
- Seahorse Inn (Grafton Beach)0.2 NM away
- Waves Restaurant (Stonehaven Bay)0.2 NM away
- Grafton Caledonia Bird Sanctuary0.3 NM away
- Stonehaven Bay Anchorage (Grafton Beach)0.3 NM away
- Great Courland Bay Anchorage (Plymouth)0.5 NM away
- Great Courland Bay Beach (Turtle Beach)0.6 NM away
- Turtle Beach Leatherback Nesting0.7 NM away
- Fort James (Plymouth)0.8 NM away