A narrow passage cut through limestone, with sheer rock walls rising twelve metres on either side, leads up from West Hill Street to the foot of Fort Fincastle. A small artificial waterfall trickles down one side; ferns and tropical plants grow from the cracks. It is genuinely cool in the cleft even at midday, which is half the reason cruise passengers walk it.
The steps are a few minutes' walk south from Bay Street. Vendors at the bottom sell water, straw hats, and unwelcome hair-braiding services. The history is heavier than the average cruise-port attraction — slaves cut the rock; the name commemorates the woman who freed them — and worth a moment's thought before climbing.