Charles Fort is the oldest and largest of the forts to be found in Barbados and was built in 1650. In 1665 it destroyed an entire Dutch Fleet attempting to attack the island. The fort’s impressive stone walls, now situated within the grounds of the Hilton Barbados, with cannons still mounted on its battlements, look the same as it would have done 400 years ago - a formidable obstacle for any attacker or pirate.