Perched on a cliff at the entrance to the Lucea harbour in Hanover is fort charlotte. It is one of several such stone and brick fortification built to protect the interest of the British in Jamaica. The area hosting a large natural harbour, the British felt it necessary to establish a significant defensive structure against any potential invasion; chiefly the Spanish who were not only a rival in global conquest, but also who the British defeated to bring Jamaica under its crown.
To defend against a determined enemy cliff edges and walls are of course not enough, means of repelling and defeating trough active measures and counter measures are essential to the campaign. It would come as no surprise that the British at fort charlotte employed the use of cannon artillery to achieve this end. Present on the site are ruined cannons and what is determined to be an artillery room.
The site was constructed for a not so pretty purpose but as far as the records are able to tell, the site as never being the scene of armed conflict between the British and the Spanish or between any other state. Today the area sees tour for history enthusiasts or for leisure and pleasure of the scenic view.
