Sam Lord Castle

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Once again, I have discovered another exciting piece of history in Barbados and this time it is a ruin castle. A group of us set out to help me celebrate my birthday, by Island hopping and the first stop was Sam Lord Castle, which was once a beautiful hotel with lots of history behind it.Unfortunately, it burned down in 2010, and one day will be rebuilt. In the meantime people are fascinated by the tale behind the castle and locals and tourists alike still flock to the castle, which is located in St. Phillip.

I remember going there when I was quite young, but I was not really interested in the castle per say, I was more interested in the beach that is quite close to the castle. However, me and my friends anticipated going there, as I had told them the tale about the castle and its owner Sam Hall Lord. Legend has it in Barbados that Sam Lord was a notorious pirate who lured ships on the rock surrounding his castle, by putting lanterns in the coconut trees around the castle. The passing ships would think it was the Bridgetown port and would sail toward the lights and wreck the ships. Sam Lord would then take the loot from the ships.

Over the years it has been said that they tried to find the loot Sam Lord had taken from the ships, but it has never been found.

Finally, we arrived at the castle ruins and had an awesome time exploring, and even discovered there is a modern day Robinson Crusoe living on the beach, hut and all. Legend has it that Sam Lord haunts the castle.