Forte do Príncipe Real

Forte do Príncipe Real (also: Forte da Preguiça) is a ruined fort in the village of Preguiça in the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It was built in 1820 to protect the roadstead and village of Preguiça.^[1] It sits at about 50 m elevation, at the waterfront. It was abandoned in the first decades of the 20th century, and other buildings (houses, a school) were built on top of its remains. In the 1990s these buildings were cleared, and the fortress was excavated.^[1]

Forte da Preguiça Forte do Príncipe Real
Preguiça, São Nicolau in Cape Verde
Site information
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	ruins
Location
Coordinates	16.5641°N 24.2795°W / 16.5641; -24.2795
Site history
Built	1818