Caribbean’s fortress of attraction in St Kitts

Formidable: Brimstone Hill Fortress was built largely from quarried blackened basalt rock from 1690 to 1790. — Photos by Bob Downing/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT

St Kitts’ multi-level Brimstone Hill Fortress is the second-biggest fortification in the Caribbean.

BRIMSTONE Hill is topped by a big fort on a small island discovered in 1493 by Christopher Columbus.