Pigeon Island National Landmark
Forty-four acres of military ruins and headland with Fort Rodney and an interpretation centre.
Pigeon Island lies at the north-western tip of Saint Lucia, joined to the mainland by a causeway built in 1972. Amerindian occupation is recorded from an early date, and in the sixteenth century the French corsair François Leclerc, known as Jambe de Bois, is said to have used the headland to watch for passing shipping. From the seventeenth to the nineteenth century the site served in turn French and British naval forces, and Admiral Rodney's fleet watched Martinique from here before the Battle of the Saintes in 1782.
The forty-four acre landmark was designated in 1979 and is managed by the Saint Lucia National Trust. Ruins of barracks, a cooperage, gun batteries and the officers' mess are spread over two hills, with Fort Rodney on the lower summit and a signal station above. The restored officers' mess houses an interpretation centre on the island's military and natural history. Two beaches, landscaped grounds and a gift shop complete the site, which is also used for open-air concerts.
Highlights
- Fort Rodney and the signal station on the island's two summits
- Eighteenth-century barracks, cooperage and gun batteries in ruins
- Interpretation centre in the restored British officers' mess
- Managed by the Saint Lucia National Trust since the 1979 designation
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