12/09/2025
Fort Metal Cross, located at Dixcove in Ghana’s Western Region, is one of the country’s enduring coastal forts, bearing witness to over three centuries of trade, diplomacy, war, and cultural exchange....
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Fort Metal Cross, located at Dixcove in Ghana’s Western Region, is one of the country’s enduring coastal forts, bearing witness to over three centuries of trade, diplomacy, war, and cultural exchange....
Fort Metal Cross, located in the coastal town of Dixcove in Ghana’s Western Region, stands as one of the enduring markers of the country’s encounter with European colonial powers. Built by the English between 1683 and 1697, the fort was originally known as Dixcove Fort. Its elevated position overlooking the Atlantic made it a highly strategic site, carefully chosen to protect maritime trade routes and to compete with other European strongholds operating along the Gold Coast...