Thursday, March 14, 2024

Shirley Heights, Antigua

Shirley Heights is part of the military complex that once guarded Antigua. Today it's relatively famous for having the best view in the country. The station overlooks the English Harbor and Falmouth Harbor in a commanding way. 

It is named after Sir Thomas Shirley, the Governor of the Leeward Islands, in 1781. It seemed that Great Britain had lost all of its territory in the Caribbean except for Antigua/Barbuda at that point. Since the island still had some important resources, like sugar cane production, Shirley was told to beef up protection of the area. 

The Heights are 490 feet above the waterlevel, and there are online stories about parties there at sunset. Sounds like a fine idea.  

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