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If they are embattled, it is like the old days in the West, with the invaders surrounded in their forts by the Indians to whom the region belonged.
By the 17th century pirate attacks prompted the building of extensive city defenses — colossal forts, a chain across the harbor mouth, and prominent city walls — making Havana the “Bulwark of the West Indies.”
The 6-km- (4-mile-) long, deep-water natural harbor, guarded by forts at its mouth and shielded from the winds by surrounding hills, caught the eye of the British Royal Navy early in the 18th century.
Sturdy forts protected the mountain passes, and though the remains of a bathhouse at Ravenglass suggest that creature comforts weren’t entirely lacking, life for the average Roman soldier was fairly harsh.
Today the remains of all three fortifications comprise Ferry Point Park, where it is possible to explore the forts at your leisure, walk through woodland, and enjoy the beauties of Lover’s Lake.