Cape Coast Castle
a settlement of Great Britain in the Gold Coast Col- ony, in upper Guinea, 315 miles W. of as its name implies, is defended by the great castle near the water's edge, and by three small forts on the hills behind, one of which serves as a lighthouse and signal station. Ceded by the Dutch to the English in 1665, Cape Coast Castle, from 1672, was possessed by several British African companies till 1843, when it was taken over by the government. In 1875 it was superseded by when it was taken over by the governtown has a trade in palm oil. There is ment. In 1875 it was superseded by Accra as capital of the Gold Coast. The town has a trade in palm oil. There is Pop. about 12,000.