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Fort St Catherine beach © reivax
Fort St Catherine
On the northern tip of St George's Island is Fort St Catherine,
overlooking the beach where Sir George Somers and his shipwrecked
crew came ashore in 1609. Bermuda's first governor Richard Moore,
who was a carpenter by trade, built a wooden fort on this site
several years later. Since then it was rebuilt and renovated so
that today it is a massive fortification complete with a moat,
drawbridge, ramparts and a maze of tunnels. Fort St Catherine is
now used as a museum containing period weapons, colourful dioramas,
a wax figure of Queen Elizabeth II, and replicas of Britain's crown
jewels. An audiovisual presentation focuses on the many forts
located around Bermuda.
