The cannons
On lawns above the sea.
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Fort King George is an 18th-century British fort on a hill above Scarborough, the capital of Tobago. Old cannons sit on the lawns beside stone walls with gun ports and old buildings under big trees, with a wide view over the sea. It is now a heritage park. Lord George Macartney, governor of Grenada and Tobago, ordered the fort built in October 1777. The French took Tobago in 1781, the British regained the fort in 1793, and it was named after King George III in 1804. A hurricane badly damaged it in 1847, and a garrison stayed until 1854. You walk between cannons on their carriages and along walls looking over the ocean and Scarborough. A small white lighthouse with a red roof stands on the hill. The old barracks hold the Tobago Museum, with objects from the time of the first peoples to after emancipation. The fort is 1 km from central Scarborough. The fort grounds are free, and one source gives a museum ticket of about TT$10 for adults, mostly open on weekdays, so check before you go. The sun is strong on the hill, so bring a hat.
On lawns above the sea.
Scarborough and the ocean.
In the old barracks.
On the hill above central Scarborough, Tobago
The grounds are free; the museum charges a small fee.
Mostly weekdays; sources differ, so check first.