Fort Metal Cross
Elmina Castle
Cape Coast Castle
Cape Coast present
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Old Forts and Castles shown in green along Ghana's Coasline
The Coastal Forts
| Name of the town: | Short comment: | Present day |
| Beyin | Fort Appolonia built by the British 1750 and 1770. Rebuilt in 1962-1968 | Resthouse |
| Axim | Fort St. Anthony started by the Dutch in 1503 | Post Office and other Govt. offices |
| Dixcove | Fort Metal Cross built by the British 1691-1697. Later rebuilt. | Resthouse-See Pictures |
| Sekondi | Fort Orange built by the Dutch, probably in 1640. Later rebuilt. | Lighthouse |
| Shama | Fort St. Sebastian built by the Portuguise in 1540. Restored 1954-1957. | Post Office, City Council and District Court. |
| Komenda | English trading post 1663. Abandoned and later built by the Dutch 1688-1689. | Resthouse |
| Elmina | Fort St Jorge (Elmina Castle) built by the Portuguise in 1482. First European Fort on the Gold Coast. | Offices of the Monuments Division of Ghana Museeums and Monuments Board-See pictures. |
| Cape Coast | Cape Coast Castle built by the Dutch 1630. Extensively rebuilt before 1757-1780. | West Africa Historical Museum, Centre for National Culture and School-See pictures |
| Anomabo | Fort William built by the Dutch 1624. Restored in 1954. | Prison |
| Apam | Fort Lisdzaameheid (Fort Patience) built by the Dutch 1697-1702 | Resthouse |
| Senya Bereku | Fort Goed Hoop (Good Hope) built by the Dutch 1706 | Resthouse |
| Christiansborg | Christiansborg Castle, built by the Portuguise in 1500. The Danes enlarged it after taking over in 1657. | Residence of the President-See pictures |
| Accra | Fort James, Probably built by the Portuguise in 1576. English Post in 1672. Rebuilt as a fort in 1679. | Prison |
| Accra | Fort Crevecoer (Usher Fort) Dutch fort built in 1642. Rebuilt as a fort in 1652. | Offices for Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. |
| Ada | Fort Kongensten, Danish Post c.1650. The building of the present fort by the Danes began 1784. | Abandoned |
| Keta | Fort Prinsensten. First Danish Post c.1714. The Danes began to build the present Fort 1784. | Partly washed away by the sea. |
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