After a lovely lunch at Glorias in Port Royal we stopped off at Fort Rocky on the way home. The picture below was taken from Google Maps and shows the layout of the fort which is situated on the southern side of the spit that goes from Kingston to Port Royal.
Built around 1888, Fort Rocky had five gun pits enclosed by a wall. Installed there were 6 inch breech-loaders designed to deny access to the harbour by submarines or armed merchant cruisers. These guns remained in place until the end of the Second World War when most were returned to England.
I took a number of pictures of both the inside and outside of the fort. As you will see the fort is completely derelict and there are no infomation boards. There is a sign outside stating that it is to be developed into some sort of outdoor entertainment zone.
The main gate on the western side.
Outside the fort looking at the western gun pits
Looks like some barracks
Tower in the centre faces the south and is just behind the gun pits. Probably a fire control tower as it has a good view out to sea.
Western gun pit
View out to sea from the western gun pits
Looking back into the fort from the western gun pits
View out to sea from the eastern gun pits
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