The squat white fort on the headland above Sekondi harbour was built by the Dutch West India Company in 1640 to control the trade in gold, ivory, and — increasingly — enslaved Africans bound for the Americas. It is one of the smaller links in the chain of fortifications that runs along Ghana's coast from Beyin to Keta, and one of the better-preserved.
The fort is still in active use as a lighthouse, so opening hours depend on the keeper being around. Climb to the parapet for a view over the working port and the rusting hulks of fishing boats below. There is no formal museum — what you get is the building itself, the cannons, and the silence of a structure that has watched four centuries of empire come and go.