Stewart Castle, Jamaica

Stewart Castle was a large sugar plantation in Trelawney Parish, Jamaica.[1] It was established in 1754 by local planter James Stewart.[2] It was inherited by his son, known as James Stewart II, who mortgaged the estate in 1799.

The estate was 1,230 acres in extent, of which nearly 500 were planted with sugar cane.[3]

References
  1. Galle, Jillian. "Stewart Castle Main House". www.daacs.org. Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. Bates, Lynsey Ann (2015). Surplus and Access: Provisioning and Mark visioning and Market Participation b ticipation by Enslaved Laborers on Jamaican Sugar Estates. University of Pennsylvania.
  3. Bates, Lynsey. A GIS-based analysis of plantation spatial organization: Stewart Castle, Jamaica (PDF). Monticello: Monticello Department of Archaeology.

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