Rockfort (Jamaica)
Former site of 17th century British fort
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Rockfort,[a] located east of Kingston, Jamaica,[1] in an area previously known as Harbour Head,[2] is the ruins of a 17th century rock fortress once surrounded by a moat.[3] First the site of a British rock fort,[1] it was fortified in 1694 to protect the eastern edge of Kingston against an invasion by the French.[1][2] To thwart any eastward advance of the Morant Bay Rebellion to Kingston, it was last staffed in 1865.[1][3] The site that once protected Kingston Harbour is under the administration of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust.[4]
After an earthquake in 1907, a spring formed in the mountains above the area. Spring water now feeds into the Rockfort Mineral Baths located at the site of the fort.[1]
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- It was also historically known as Rock Fort, Rock-Fort, and The Rocks.