The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] Barbados accepted the convention on April 9, 2002, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, Barbados has only one World Heritage Site, Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison, which was inscribed in 2011. [2]

Location of sites

List of World Heritage Sites in Barbados is located in Barbados
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison
Location of World Heritage Sites in  Barbados

List of sites

Name Image Location Criteria Year Description
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison Saint Michael Parish

13°05′51″N 59°37′00″W / 13.0975°N 59.616667°W / 13.0975; -59.616667 (Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison)

Cultural (ii) (iii) (iv) 2011 Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison, an outstanding example of British colonial architecture consisting of a well-preserved old town built in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, which testifies to the spread of Great Britain's Atlantic colonial empire. The property also includes a nearby military garrison which consists of numerous historic buildings. With its serpentine urban lay-out the property testifies to a different approach to colonial town-planning compared to the Spanish and Dutch colonial cities of the region which were built along a grid plan.[3]

Tentative List

Site Image Location Criteria Area
ha (acre)
 Year of submission Description
The Scotland District of Barbados Saint Andrew Parish, Saint Joseph Parish, Saint John Parish, Saint Thomas Parish

13°12′38″N 59°34′54″W / 13.2105°N 59.5818°W / 13.2105; -59.5818 (The Scotland District of Barbados)

Natural 2005 [4]
The Industrial Heritage of Barbados: The Story of Sugar and Rum Christ Church Parish, Saint Andrew Parish, Saint John Parish, Saint Lucy Parish, Saint Peter Parish

13°16′06″N 59°34′30″W / 13.268333°N 59.575°W / 13.268333; -59.575 (The Industrial Heritage of Barbados: The Story of Sugar and Rum)

Cultural (ii) (iii) (vi) 2014 [5]

References

  1. ^ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Barbados". UNESCO. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license.
  4. ^ "The Scotland District of Barbados". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  5. ^ "The Industrial Heritage of Barbados: The Story of Sugar and Rum". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
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