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Six-Gun Battery

Six-Gun Battery is a historic battery in Banjul, set within an institutional environment. It forms part of a group of sites connected with the history of slave trading and its abolition along the Gambia River.

The place

What makes it special

  • Built in 1816, it stands opposite Fort Bullen.
  • It is one component of the historic sites along the Gambia River.
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Historic riverside setting in Albreda and Juffureh, The Gambia.

Kunta Kinteh Island, Albreda and Juffureh beside the Gambia River

A visit to Kunta Kinteh Island becomes more meaningful when experienced as a whole: island, riverside villages and forts that tell the story of trade, slavery, abolition and the diaspora.

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Profile updated: 12/10/2026