The area that was once a stamping ground for pirates is a far cry from today's western coast of Barbados, which houses some of the most luxurious and sprawling houses for sale on the island.
A property with access to Turtle Beach in St Peter parish may not be the most expensive beach house on offer in the country - but at £12.3 million (Dh70m), it comes close.
This property has as neighbours the residents of Speightstown, settled in 1630. The town has waterfront cafes, art galleries and restaurants. It is also known as Little Bristol for its connections with the English port city in the 17th century, when ships loaded with sugar left the west coast of Barbados.
The town was also a transit point for slaves from Africa bound for North America.
Listed as The Great House on the website of the Savills estate agency, the property is 0.6 of a hectare and about half an hour by car from the capital city, Bridgetown. The four-bedroom villa is surrounded by tropical vegetation. The architectural details include the use of natural Barbadian coral stone, and a gazebo overlooking the seas.
The home's ground floor includes an entrance hall, reception rooms, bar, piano room, wrap-around covered terraces and a one-bedroom suite that opens on to a cobbled courtyard. A sweeping staircase leads to the upper level, which has three additional bedrooms with private balconies.
The grounds have four one-bedroom chattel houses, each with air conditioning and a bathroom with walk-in shower.
The property's swimming area is the centrepiece. It includes a large main pool, a shallow children's pool, jacuzzi, nearby bar, sitting room, powder room and seating space on the coral-stone deck.
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