Torre Martello (Ferry Reach, Parroquia de San Jorge) – Nuestra única torre Martello fue construida durante la década de 1820 de dura piedra de Bermudas. El único acceso es mediante un puente levadizo, que cruza la zanja hacia los barracones del segundo nivel. Al norte de la torre hay una revista; Sus muros están reforzados […]
Hog Bay Park (Middle Road, Sandys Parish) — Stroll along shaded paths past agricultural fields, woodlands, an ancient lime kiln and abandoned cottages. This 32-acre park comprises mostly beautiful rural countryside, but a highlight is the steep coastal hillside that slopes down to Brown’s Bay, the westernmost shoreline of our island. Birdwatchers frequently patrol the […]
Hog Bay Park (Middle Road, Sandys Parish) – Pasee por senderos sombreados pasando campos agrícolas, bosques, un antiguo horno de cal y cabañas abandonadas. Este parque de 32 acres comprende principalmente un paisaje rural hermoso, pero lo más destacado es la empinada ladera costera que desciende hasta Brown’s Bay, la costa más occidental de nuestra […]
Gibbs Hill Lighthouse (68 St Anne’s Road, Southampton Parish) – Built in 1844, Gibbs Hill Lighthouse is the taller of two lighthouses in Bermuda, and the first of only a few lighthouses in the world to be made of cast-iron. The optic consists of a Fresnel lens from 1904 revolving on steel bearings. However for […]
Gibbs Hill Lighthouse (68 St Anne’s Road, Southampton Parish) : Construido en 1844, Gibbs Hill Lighthouse es el más alto de dos faros en Bermudas, y el primero de unos pocos faros en el mundo que está hecho de hierro fundido. La óptica consiste en una lente Fresnel de 1904 que gira sobre rodamientos de […]
Gates Fort (Cut Road, St. George’s Parish) — Standing at the edge of Town Cut, the shipping passage to St. George’s Harbour, Davers Fort, as it was initially known, was first shown on a map published in 1626. Rebuilt in the 1790s, the Keep served as a barracks in the 1800s, and was home to […]
Gates Fort (Cut Road, St. George’s Parish): de pie al borde de Town Cut, el pasaje de envío al puerto de St. George’s, Davers Fort, como se conocía inicialmente, se mostró por primera vez en un mapa publicado en 1626. Reconstruido En la década de 1790, la Fortaleza sirvió como cuartel en la década de […]
Fort St. Catherine (15 Coot Pond Road, St. George’s Parish): Although a fortification has stood at St. Catherine’s Point for almost as long as there has been a Bermuda, the present fort dates from the 19th century. Inside and out, from the powder magazine to the gun platforms, the story of military history is well […]
Fort St. Catherine (15 Coot Pond Road, Parroquia de San Jorge): aunque una fortificación se ha mantenido en St. Catherine’s Point durante casi tanto tiempo como ha habido una Bermudas, la fortaleza actual data del siglo XIX. Por dentro y por fuera, desde la revista de pólvora hasta las plataformas de armas, la historia de […]
(Happy Valley Road, Pembroke Parish) — During the American Revolutionary War, the island defence plan called for the population to retreat via ferry to St. George’s. As part of the plan, a battery was erected at the top of Ferry Island in the 1790s. The currently standing Ferry Island Fort replaced the battery in the […]