Morne Fortune is a hill and residential area located south of Castries

Castries

Castries , population 10,634, aggl. 37,963 , is the capital city of Saint Lucia, a country in the Caribbean. The district with the same name had a population of 61,341 in 2001-05-22, and stretches over an area of ....

, Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...

 in the West Indies. Originally it was a fort constructed by the French, it was captured by the British on 24th May 1796. A memorial to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers still stands commemorating the battle. The original fortifications still stand on the summit and the old military buildings are in a listed historical area. The Saint Lucia National Trust

Saint Lucia National Trust

The Saint Lucia National Trust is a non-profit organization established by statute in 1975 on the island nation of Saint Lucia. It is charged with "preserving buildings, objects of historic and architectural interest and areas of natural beauty together with their animal and plant life, for present...

 operates this area.

Morne Fortune also hosts the Saint Lucian campus of the University of the West Indies

University of the West Indies

The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...

 as well as Sir Arthur Lewis Community College

Sir Arthur Lewis Community College

Sir Arthur Lewis Community College is the only community college of Saint Lucia. The college is named after Saint Lucian economist and Nobel laureate Sir Arthur Lewis....

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Government House

Government House, Saint Lucia

Government House is the official residence of the Governor-General of Saint Lucia. The house is located on the crest of Morne Fortune, near Castries....

, the official residence of the Governor-General of Saint Lucia is on the northern side of Morne Fortune. There are fine views of Castries available from there.