| Fort Patiko | |
|---|---|
 Walls of Fort Patiko grain stores | |
  Fort Patiko | |
| Coordinates | 3°00′57″N 32°19′03″E / 3.015834°N 32.317625°E / 3.015834; 32.317625 |
| Site information | |
| Owner | public |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Condition | ruined |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1872 (1872) |
| Built by | Samuel Baker |
| Materials | stone |
Fort Patiko, also known as Baker's Fort, was a military fort built by Samuel Baker in Patiko, Uganda.
Construction of the fort was completed on December 25, 1872.
After Baker left in 1888, the fort was used by Emin Pasha and Charles Gordon while they served as Governor of the Equatorial Province of the British Uganda Protectorate. A plaque on the remaining wall of a grain storage building in the center of the fort reads “Fatiko 1872 -88, founded by Sir Samuel Baker, occupied by Emin and Gordon” (sic).
Ruins of the fort remain in Ajulu parish, Patiko sub-county, Aswa County, Gulu district. The site is open to the public subject to a fee levied by the subcounty.
Notes
- Great Britain Colonial Office 1960, p. 140.
- Rusoke 2010.
- Wacha, Joe (25 February 2009). "Samuel Baker's Fort Patiko Billed as Key to Revival of Gulu Tourism Sector". Uganda Radio Network.
References
- Finnström, Sverker (2008). Living with bad surroundings : war, history, and everyday moments in northern Uganda. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0822341918.
- Great Britain Colonial Office (1960). "The Acholi of Uganda". Colonial Research Studies (30).
- Rusoke, Lambert Brian (2010-02-07). "Fort Patiko: A forgotten historical landmark". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 2012-09-18.