The 12 Apostles Battery Site is located in Portmore, St Catherine, Jamaica
Port Henderson Hill >>>
Road below leads to Lazaretto and Green Bay just beyond
Apostles Battery is a small fort erected on high rock along the Portmore shoreline to the west of Port Royal.
Although Fort Augusta effectively blocked passes into the Kingston Harbour,
The Twelve Apostles Battery Site
Added security was needed and the site was a small but steep area between Port Henderson and Green Bay.
In the mid 1740s a line of twelve guns, nine 42 pounders and three 32-poundders was erected.
They came to be known as the Twelve Apostles or the Apostles Battery.
Some buildings were removed when a gun emplacement was put on site after 1900.
Gun Emplacement
The only remains are the outlines of the paved platform and magazines on the hill behind the battery
Various items dated 1740 were removed from the battery in 1972.
The items were distributed between Port Royal and Devon House.
Kingston Harbour
These items included French Brass thought to be placed at the site by Rodney after the 1782 Battle of the Saints.
Historic Ruins
Rodney's Arms Restaurant & Bar just beyond