Cape Cabrits is located between Prince Rupert's Bay in the south and Douglas Bay in the north. In Spanish, Cabrits means "goats," which were used as fresh meat by sailors stopping in Prince Rupert Bay. The two twin hills are called "West Cabrits" and "East Cabrits Cabrit".
Cabrits National Park is located on a peninsula north of Portsmouth and includes both terrestrial and marine flora and fauna. This park was established in 1986 and is known primarily as the site of Fort Shirley. Shirley is a large 18th-century British garrison from the Anglo-French War, which once housed 600 soldiers. Some of the fort's stone ruins have been partially restored in recent years, some are in the jungle and already partially hidden by plants and trees.
Fort Shirley was the headquarters and main Defence Post of the British army garrison. Its construction began under the leadership of Thomas Shirley, governor of the Republic of Dominica (1774-1776), in whose honour the fort is named. The last time it was used as a fort in 1854. An old cannon can now be seen in the thicket of the forest, the overgrown roots of old ammunition depots. From the fort, there's a marvellous view of the coast, and it is on this part of the island, there are sandy beaches.
Not far away is the Indian River, where the famous films Pirates of the Caribbean 2, 3. Here everywhere you can see different species of herons, and in the river there are many species of fish. The park has a fairly large area of about 1.3 acres. Whereas the west side of the island is mostly trees with small crowns and cacti, but here you can see here you'll see different trees with delicate, broad leaves as there's a lot more rainfall. In the park you can see plantations of bananas, papaya, coffee, mango.
