Forte da Greta (Vila de São Sebastião)
Fort of Greta (Portuguese: Forte da Greta) is a fort situated on the promontory of Santa Catarina (west of the Bay of Mós), in the civil parish of Vila de São Sebastião, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores.
Located on a dominate position along the beach, it was a fortification used in the defense of the coastal anchorage from attacks by pirates and privateers, that frequented the North Atlantic. The fort intersected fire with the Fort of Santa Catarina das Mós. It was a small bastion that existed on the south bay, but was substituted by the Fort of Bom Jesus.[1]
References
- ↑ Forte da Greta (in Portuguese), IHIT.pt, retrieved 28 January 2012
Coordinates: 38°38′37″N 27°04′38″W / 38.64361°N 27.07722°W