Fort Patiko

Fort Patiko, also known as Baker's Fort, was a military fort built by Samuel Baker in Patiko, Uganda.

Fort Patiko
Walls of Fort Patiko grain stores
Site information
Owner	public
Open to the public	yes
Condition	ruined
Location
Fort Patiko Fort Patiko in Uganda
Coordinates	3.015834°N 32.317625°E / 3.015834; 32.317625
Site history
Built	1872 (1872)
Built by	Samuel Baker
Materials	stone

Construction of the fort was completed on December 25, 1872.^[1]

After Baker left in 1888, the fort was used by Emin Pasha and Charles Gordon while they served as Governor of the Equatorial Province of the British Uganda Protectorate. A plaque on the remaining wall of a grain storage building in the center of the fort reads “Fatiko 1872 -88, founded by Sir Samuel Baker, occupied by Emin and Gordon” (sic). ^[2]

Ruins of the fort remain in Ajulu parish, Patiko sub-county, Aswa County, Gulu district. The site is open to the public subject to a fee levied by the subcounty.^[3]

A watch tower rock for Fort Patiko

The Ugandan Government currently is planning on turning the Barker's fort to become a fully recognized national tourism site.