Ghana's material cultural heritage

The monuments list is taken from the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, according to their description "legal custodian of Ghana's material cultural heritage (movable and immovable heritage)"^[1] GMMB classifies the monuments:

The ID used on this page in reference to the Regions of Ghana are based on the ISO Regional ID standards.

A. Western Region[edit]

ID	Description	Region	Original function	Built	Location	Address	Comment	Coordinates	Image
GH-WP-001	Fort Apollonia	Western	Fort	1765 and 1771	Beyin			4°45′00″N 2°01′00″W / 4.75°N 2.016667°W / 4.75; -2.016667 (Fort Apollonia GH-WP-001)	Upload Photo
GH-WP-002	Fort Saint Anthony	Western	Fort	1515; expanded in 1642 and 1872 by Dutch	Axim			4°52′02″N 2°14′23″W / 4.8671749°N 2.239667°W / 4.8671749; -2.239667 (Fort Saint Anthony GH-WP-002)	Upload Photo
GH-WP-003	Fort Groß Friedrichsburg	Western	Fort	1683	Princestown		article only in german	4°47′28″N 2°08′02″W / 4.791111°N 2.133889°W / 4.791111; -2.133889 (Fort Groß Friedrichsburg GH-WP-003)	Upload Photo
GH-WP-004	Fort Dorothea	Western	Fort	1684–1687; 1698–1711; April 1712–1717	Akwida			4°45′00″N 2°01′00″W / 4.75°N 2.016667°W / 4.75; -2.016667 (Fort Dorothea GH-WP-004)	Upload Photo Upload Photo
GH-AA-005	Museum of Nzema Culture & History	Western	Museum		Fort Apollonia				Upload Photo Upload Photo
GH-WP-005	Fort Metal Cross	Western	Fort	1683	Dixcove			4°47′27″N 1°57′01″W / 4.790936°N 1.950362°W / 4.790936; -1.950362 (Fort Metal Cross GH-WP-005)	Upload Photo
GH-WP-006	Fort Batenstein	Western	Fort	Between 1595 and 1600	Butre			4°49′18″N 1°55′16″W / 4.8216314°N 1.9211483°W / 4.8216314; -1.9211483 (Fort Batenstein GH-WP-006)	Upload Photo
GH-WP-007	Fort Orange	Western	Fort	1690	Sekondi			4°56′09″N 1°42′26″W / 4.9357°N 1.7073°W / 4.9357; -1.7073 (Fort Orange GH-WP-007)	Upload Photo
GH-WP-008	Fort St. Sebastian	Western	Fort	1590	Shama			5°01′45″N 1°37′16″W / 5.029111°N 1.621061°W / 5.029111; -1.621061 (Fort St. Sebastian GH-WP-008)	Upload Photo
GH-WP-00P	Nzulezu Stilt Settlement	Western	Settlement		Lake Tadane				Upload Photo Upload Photo

B. Central Region[edit]

ID	Description	Region	Original function	Built	Location	Address	Comment	Coordinates	Image
GH-CP-001	Fort Komenda	Central	Fort	1957	British Komenda				Upload Photo
GH-CP-002	Fort Vredenburg	Central	Fort		Dutch Komenda				Upload Photo
GH-CP-003	Castle of St. George's	Central	Castle	1482	Elmina		Also known as Elmina Castle[2]	5°05′00″N 1°21′00″W / 5.083333°N 1.35°W / 5.083333; -1.35 (Castle of St. George's GH-CP-003)	Upload Photo
GH-AA-003	Cape Coast Castle Museum	Central Region	Museum		Cape Coast		Museum is located within the castle. Photography not allowed there	5°06′12″N 1°14′33″W / 5.103333°N 1.2425°W / 5.103333; -1.2425 (Cape Coast Castle Museum GH-AA-003)	Upload Photo
GH-AA-004	Elmina Castle Museum	Central Region	Museum		Elmina			5°05′00″N 1°21′00″W / 5.083333°N 1.35°W / 5.083333; -1.35 (Elmina Castle Museum GH-AA-004)	Upload Photo
GH-CP-004	Fort St. Jago	Central	Fort	1555 and 1558	Elmina			5°05′00″N 1°21′00″W / 5.083333°N 1.35°W / 5.083333; -1.35 (Fort St. Jago GH-CP-004)	Upload Photo
GH-CP-005	Fort Goede Hoop a.k.a. Fort Good Hope	Central	Fort	1705	Senya Beraku			5°23′15″N 0°29′23″W / 5.3874°N 0.4898°W / 5.3874; -0.4898 (Fort Goede Hoop GH-CP-005)	Upload Photo
CE-GH-CP-006	Fort Lijdzaamheid a.k.a. Patience, Leydsaemheyt	Central	Fort	1697	Apam			5°17′36″N 0°44′32″W / 5.29336°N 0.74226°W / 5.29336; -0.74226 (Fort Lijdzaamheid CE-GH-CP-006)	Upload Photo
GH-CP-007	Fort Amsterdam (Ghana)	Central	Fort	1631, fort rebuilt by the English in 1645	Abandzi			5°12′09″N 1°05′25″W / 5.2025°N 1.090278°W / 5.2025; -1.090278 (Fort Amsterdam (Ghana) GH-CP-007)	Upload Photo
GH-CP-008	The Little Fort	Central	Fort		Anomabu			5°11′12″N 1°06′32″W / 5.1865638°N 1.1089244°W / 5.1865638; -1.1089244 (The Little Fort GH-CP-008)	Upload Photo
GH-CP-009	Fort William (Ghana) a.k.a. Anomabu Castle	Central	Fort	1640	Anomabu			5°10′00″N 1°07′00″W / 5.1667°N 1.1167°W / 5.1667; -1.1167 (Fort William (Ghana) GH-CP-009)	Upload Photo
GH-CP-010	Fort Nassau	Central	Fort	1612	Moree			5°08′00″N 1°12′00″W / 5.133333°N 1.2°W / 5.133333; -1.2 (Fort Nassau GH-CP-010)	Upload Photo
GH-CP-011	Fort Fredericksburg	Central	Fort		Amanful			4°52′00″N 1°47′00″W / 4.8666667°N 1.7833333°W / 4.8666667; -1.7833333 (Fort Fredericksburg GH-CP-011)	Upload Photo
GH-CP-012	Cape Coast Castle	Central	Castle	1653	Cape Coast			5°06′18″N 1°14′50″W / 5.105056°N 1.247234°W / 5.105056; -1.247234 (Cape Coast Castle GH-CP-012)	Upload Photo
GH-CP-013	Fort McCarthy	Central	Castle	1822	Cape Coast			5°06′N 1°15′W / 5.1°N 1.25°W / 5.1; -1.25 (Fort McCarthy GH-CP-013)	Upload Photo
GH-CP-014	Fort Victoria	Central	Fort	1712	Cape Coast				Upload Photo
GH-CP-015	Fort William (Lighthouse)	Central	Fort	1753	Cape Coast			5°06′N 1°15′W / 5.1°N 1.25°W / 5.1; -1.25 (Fort William (Lighthouse) GH-CP-015)	Upload Photo
GH-CP-016	Fort Royal	Central	Fort		Cape Coast			5°06′N 1°15′W / 5.1°N 1.25°W / 5.1; -1.25 (Fort Royal GH-CP-016)	Upload Photo Upload Photo
GH-CP-017	Statue of George Ekem Ferguson	Central	Statue		Anomabo, Near Fort Williams				Upload Photo Upload Photo

C. Greater Accra Region[edit]

ID	Description	Region	Original function	Built	Location	Address	Comment	Coordinates	Image
GH-AA-001	National Museum	Greater Accra	Museum	1957	Barnes Road, Accra			5°33′24″N 0°12′28″W / 5.556667°N 0.207778°W / 5.556667; -0.207778 (National Museum GH-AA-001)	Upload Photo
GH-AA-002	Museum of Science & Technology	Greater Accra	Museum	1963	Barnes Road, Accra.		Ghana Museum of Science and Technology		Upload Photo
GH-AA-003	Ussher Fort	Greater Accra	Fort	1649	Ussher Town, Accra				Upload Photo
GH-AA-004	James Fort	Greater Accra	Fort	1673	John Evans Atta Mills High Street, Accra		James Fort Ghana		Upload Photo
GH-AA-05	Christiansborg Castle a.k.a. Osu Castle	Greater Accra	Fort	1659	Osu, Accra				Upload Photo
GH-AA-06	Fort Augustaborg	Greater Accra	Fort	1787	Teshie				Upload Photo
GH-AA-07	Museum of Archaeology	Greater Accra	Museum		University of Ghana, Department of Archeology, Accra				Upload Photo
GH-EP-08	Fort Vernon	Greater Accra	Fort	1742	Prampram			5°43′29″N 0°07′00″E / 5.7247051°N 0.1167463°E / 5.7247051; 0.1167463 (Fort Vernon GH-EP-08)	Upload Photo
GH-EP-09	Holy Trinity Church Accra	Greater Accra	Church	1894	Accra High street				Upload Photo
GH-EP-10	Grave ruins of Seagent Adjetey	Accra	Grave		La		Located at the La cluster of school field		Upload Photo Upload Photo

E. Volta Region[edit]

ID	Description	Region	Original function	Built	Location	Address	Comment	Coordinates	Image
GH-TV-001	Fort Prinzenstein	Volta	Fort	1734	Keta			5°54′39″N 0°59′31″E / 5.910833°N 0.991944°E / 5.910833; 0.991944 (Fort Prinzenstein GH-TV-001)	Upload Photo
GH-TV-002	Volta Regional Museum	Volta	Museum	1973	Ho				Upload Photo

F. Ashanti Region[edit]

ID	Description	Region	Original function	Built	Location	Address	Comment	Coordinates	Image
GH-AH-001	Fort Kumasi	Ashanti	Fort	1820	Kumasi				Upload Photo
GH-AH-002	Kumasi Military Museum	Ashanti	Museum		Kumasi				Upload Photo
GH-AH-003	Yaw Tano Shrine a.k.a. Tano Yaw Shrine	Ashanti	Shrine		Ejisu-Besease		at Besease, about 20.8 km on the Kumasi-Accra road.	5°33′26″N 1°11′45″W / 5.5572433°N 1.1959147°W / 5.5572433; -1.1959147 (Yaw Tano Shrine GH-AH-003)	Upload Photo
GH-AH-004	Akwasi Sima Shrine a.k.a. Kwasi Kuma Shrine	Ashanti	Shrine		Adarkwa Jachie		about 16 km on the Kumasi-Ejisu road.	6°43′25″N 1°30′41″W / 6.7237°N 1.5114°W / 6.7237; -1.5114 (Akwasi Sima Shrine GH-AH-004)	Upload Photo Upload Photo
GH-AH-005	Tano Abenamu Subunu Shrine	Ashanti	Shrine		Abirem (Alternative Spelling: Abirim)		Abirem is about 12.8 km from Kumasi on the Antoa Road, Coord of Antoa Road	6°42′30″N 1°36′20″W / 6.7082007°N 1.605463°W / 6.7082007; -1.605463 (Tano Abenamu Subunu Shrine GH-AH-005)	Upload Photo
GH-AH-006	Tano Kwadwo Shrine	Ashanti	Shrine		Saaman		Saaman is about 12.6 km north-east of Kumasi, on the former Odumakoma Tempong road that led toNorthern Ghana.	6°46′15″N 1°32′33″W / 6.7709°N 1.5424°W / 6.7709; -1.5424 (Tano Kwadwo Shrine GH-AH-006)	Upload Photo
GH-AH-007	Atuo Kosua Shrine	Ashanti	Shrine		Adwinase (Alternative Spelling: Edwenase)		Off the Ejisu-Onwi road.	6°41′19″N 1°26′05″W / 6.6886°N 1.4348°W / 6.6886; -1.4348 (Atuo Kosua Shrine GH-AH-007)	Upload Photo
GH-AH-008	Kentinkrono Shrine	Ashanti	Shrine		Kentinkrono		At Kentinkrono, about 20.8km on the Kumasi-Ejisu road.	6°41′36″N 1°33′10″W / 6.6934°N 1.5529°W / 6.6934; -1.5529 (Kentinkrono Shrine GH-AH-008)	Upload Photo
GH-AH-009	Tano Odomankoma Shrine	Ashanti	Shrine		Bogwiase (Alternative Spelling: Bodwease)		foot of the rocky Mampong scarp, about 10 km from Effiduase, in the Sekyere West District.	6°55′04″N 1°20′16″W / 6.9178°N 1.3377°W / 6.9178; -1.3377 (Tano Odomankoma Shrine GH-AH-009)	Upload Photo Upload Photo
GH-AH-010	Asawase Shrine a.k.a. Tano Banie Shrine	Ashanti	Shrine		Asawase near Ejisu		to the south of Ejisu, about 10 km on the second-class road linking Ejisu and Apromase.	6°41′10″N 1°29′19″W / 6.6860°N 1.4885°W / 6.6860; -1.4885 (Asawase Shrine GH-AH-010)	Upload Photo Upload Photo
GH-AH-011	Asenemaso Shrine	Ashanti	Shrine		Asenemaso		Kumasi-Sunyani road, at a distance of about 15 km from Kejetia.	6°42′16″N 1°43′13″W / 6.704578°N 1.720150°W / 6.704578; -1.720150 (Asenemaso Shrine GH-AH-011)	Upload Photo Upload Photo

G. Northern Region[edit]

ID	Description	Region	Original function	Built	Location	Address	Comment	Coordinates	Image
GH-NP-001	Larabanga Mosque	Northern Region	Mosque	14th Century	Laribanga				Upload Photo
GH-NP-002	Bole Mosque	Northern Region	Mosque				Bole Mosque is in West Gonja District, in the Northern Region.		Upload Photo Upload Photo
GH-NP-003	Babatu's grave	Northern Region	Old Grave		Yendi		Babatu was a notorious slave raider from Niger. There are remains of his grave and some equipment he and his army used in capturing slaves on Grunsi land.		Upload Photo
GH-NP-004	The German cemetery	Northern Region	Cemetery		Yendi		German cemetery popularly called "German grave” contains graves of German and Dutch soldiers who died in their colonization efforts in a war with Dagombas.		Upload Photo
GH-NP-005	Naa Dataa Tua	Northern Region	Cemetery		Yendi		Na Dataa Tua is a site is a place where men who had affairs with the Ya-Na's wives were beheaded. At the site are a sacrificial stone and a baobab tree, at the base of which the victims were beheaded.		Upload Photo Upload Photo
GH-NP-006	Tamale Central Mosque	Northern Region	Mosque		Tamale		The oldest mosque in the Capital of the northern region. .		Upload Photo Upload Photo
GH-NP-007	Dakpema tomb	Northern Region	Cemetery		Tamale		The ancient cave where mortal remains of Dakpemas (kings of Tamale kingdom) are kept. .		Upload Photo Upload Photo
GH-NP-008	Laribanga Mystery Stone	Northern Region	Mystic stone		Tamale		Larabanga Mystery Stone During the British times, in Ghana there was a road that was laid near the Larabanga Mosque, a stone was removed during the process to make way for the road. The next day, the stone was found again on the same place it was displaced from. .		Upload Photo Upload Photo

H. Upper East[edit]

ID	Description	Region	Original function	Built	Location	Address	Comment	Coordinates	Image
GH-UE-001	Upper East Regional Museum	Upper East	Museum		Bolgatanga				Upload Photo
GH-UE-002	Old Navrongo Catholic Cathedral Building	Upper East	Church	1920	Navrongo				Upload Photo
GH-UE-003	Pikworo Slave camp	Upper East	Slave camp	1704	Paga				Upload Photo

hI. Upper West[edit]

ID	Description	Region	Original function	Built	Location	Address	Comment	Coordinates	Image
GH-UW-001	Gwollu Defence Wall	Upper West	Monument		Gwollu		Gwollu is 70 km north of Wa, in the Upper West Region of Ghana		Upload Photo Upload Photo
GH-UW-003	Wa Naa's Palace	Upper West	Palace		Wa				Upload Photo
GH-UW-003	Wechiau Mosque	Upper West	Mosque		Wechiau				Upload Photo Upload Photo
GH-UW-004	Dondoli Mosque	Upper West	Mosque		Wa		This 19th Century mosque is in Wa, the capital of the Upper West Region.		Upload Photo Upload Photo

Archeological Sites[edit]

The Museum of Archeology, University of Ghana is listed on the QMMB site.^[3]

References[edit]