King’s Yard Gate

E351829

King’s Yard Gate is a historic entrance in Freetown, Sierra Leone, associated with the arrival and settlement of freed enslaved Africans in the city.

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King’s Yard Gate canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage site ⓘ
historic gate ⓘ
associatedWithCityRole Freetown as a haven for freed slaves ⓘ
associatedWithColonialPower British Empire ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Krio people ⓘ
Liberated Africans ⓘ
associatedWithHistoricalProcess abolition of the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
resettlement of freed enslaved Africans ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution colonial reception depot for liberated Africans ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Freetown ⓘ
Gates in Sierra Leone ⓘ
Historic sites in Sierra Leone ⓘ
country Sierra Leone ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance site of memory for descendants of freed Africans ⓘ
hasFunction entrance to King’s Yard ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation historic site in Freetown ⓘ
hasNameInEnglish King’s Yard Gate ⓘ
heritageSignificance associated with the early history of Freetown as a settlement for freed Africans ⓘ
symbol of the transition from slavery to freedom ⓘ
locatedIn Freetown ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Western Area Urban District ⓘ
linked to: Western Area
locatedInTimePeriod 19th century ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Africa ⓘ
materialStatement constructed from masonry ⓘ
nearbyFeature central Freetown ⓘ
partOf King’s Yard ⓘ
significantEvent arrival of freed enslaved Africans in Freetown ⓘ
settlement of liberated Africans in Freetown ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor processing and reception of liberated Africans ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Freetown → hasLandmark → King’s Yard Gate ⓘ
King’s Yard Gate → hasNameInEnglish → King’s Yard Gate ⓘ