Stewart Castle – Trelawny, Jamaica

Stewart Castle in the parish of Trelawny, Jamaica was a totally random find for me. I’ve driven the north coast highway many times and have noticed the sign for Stewart Castle a few times, mostly because it’s the last name of someone I know well in Jamaica. Every time we drive by I say “look, it’s your castle”. The other day I was driving by the sign alone and had zero on my agenda so I decided to turn in and find it.

When looking at the sign closer I noticed this castle is part of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, which is pretty much the ONLY website I could find any information on Stewart Castle. I followed the arrows down a loooong and winding road that went quite far into some countryside. Every few minutes there would be a next sign with an arrow towards a road that got increasingly more narrow and remote. I was kind of in suspense at what I’d find at the end of this treasure hunt. I wondered if it would be some giant, majestic and royal structure! Here are some photos of what I found.

I think I was half expecting this to be a tourist attraction of sorts and maybe there would be an admission to pay or at least a tour guide, but instead it was completely deserted and kind of eerie. I parked my car in this wide open space and when I got out I heard nothing but silence. I was WAY in here!

Now if you guys know me you’ll know I absolutely love historical things in Jamaica and old ruins. I’m fascinated by the thought of what they used to be. I was only partially freaked out up here because I was alone and it was deserted, which is what stopped me from going inside any of the ruins. I almost did and then wondered if there may be squatters I’d be disturbing. Can’t be too careful.

I can’t really even tell you where this was but I was on the north coast highway a couple miles west of Duncans. There are signs on the highway indicating a left turn into Stewart Castle Blvd. Oh and this next photo is just a cool tree I found on the winding road into the place.

As I said pretty much the only info I could find on Stewart Castle is on the Jamaica National Heritage Trust website. You can check the link for more info.

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