According to Donny L. Hamilton, the fort was situated at the tip of the sand spit separating Kingston Harbour from the Caribbean.

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, sent an expedition to invade the Spanish island Hispaniola.

The buccaneer Henry Morgan was a member of the invading force led by William Penn and Venables.

By May 1655, the English gained control of the island, and began construction of a fortified stronghold to defend their new acquisition.

According to Amitabh Sharma, “The red-bricked asymmetrical fortification once stood guard, warding off intruders and intimidating them with a battery of high calibre guns that were strategically mounted in the periphery”.