Cape Coast Castle is a fortification that was first built of timber in 1653 along the Gulf of Guinea in Ghana, West Africa. The Castle was built for the trade in timber and gold, but later it was used in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The Castle, or Castle and Dungeon, to give it its official name, was restored by the Ghanaian Goverment after Ghana became independent. Visitors to the castle learn about the history of the castle, the slave trade along the gold coast and the history of the castle’s use as a slave dungeon. Cultural groups perform reguarly in the castle courtyard traditional drumming and dancing.
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