Port Royal, Fort Charles and the City the Sea Preserves
A short visit to Port Royal gains depth when Fort Charles, earthquakes and Atlantic history replace the easy pirate legend.
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The Giddy House is a former ordnance store in Port Royal, built in 1888 and left tilted by the 1907 earthquake.
The place
What makes it special
- Its slant makes the effects of the 1907 earthquake tangible.
- A visit helps distinguish that event from the 1692 earthquake, which submerged part of the city.
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- Port Royal · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Port Royal · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Port Royal, Kingston, Surrey County, Kingston 1, Jamaica · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
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Profile updated: 01/10/2026