Fortifications of the Cape Peninsula


Dozens of fortifications were built in Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula between the 1650s and the 1940s. Most have gone, but a few still stand.

List of fortifications

Entries in bold indicate that the building still stands, either intact or in ruins.

Dutch colonial period (1652–1795)

17th century
18th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
20th century