Historic Estates & Land History

Plantation estates, land reform, heritage estates today.

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Moss-covered stone aqueduct arch crossing a shaded stream in a forested valley in St Andrew, low angle looking up, sunbeams through the canopy.

Reading Estate Ruins in Grenada: Mills, Coppers, Boucans and Aqueducts

A field guide to reading estate ruins in Grenada: windmills, water wheels, boiling houses, cocoa boucans, aqueducts and great houses, and how to treat them.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Architect and owner inspecting thick rubble-stone walls of a roofless old estate house on a breezy hilltop in St Andrew, medium shot, morning sun, tropical vegetation around.

Historic Estates & Land History

Buying an Old Estate House in Grenada: Romance Versus Reality

Thinking of buying an old estate house in Grenada? Title history, stone ruins, heritage care, structural risks, planning and the real costs of restoration.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Stone ruin of an old windmill tower on a dry grassy hilltop in Carriacou, goats grazing nearby, turquoise sea and islets beyond, wide shot, clear morning light.

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Carriacou and Petite Martinique: A Land History Apart From the Mainland

Carriacou and Petite Martinique have a land history unlike mainland Grenada: cotton estates, Scottish and French roots, land settlement and family holdings.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Wooden cocoa drying trays on rails beneath a sliding tin roof at an old estate in St Patrick, beans spread in the sun, close-up from low angle.

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Historic Estates You Can Visit in Grenada, and What Each Shows

Historic estates to visit in Grenada: Belmont, River Antoine, Dougaldston, Westerhall, Morne Fendue and more, and what each reveals about the island's land.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Overgrown old estate road lined with tall coconut palms leading towards distant green hills in St Andrew, aerial drone view, bright mid-morning sunshine.

Historic Estates & Land History

Land Reform in Grenada From 1951 to Today: Strikes, State Farms, Sales

Grenada land reform from the 1951 strike through Gairy's estate acquisitions, PRG state farms and later divestment, and what it means for estate land now.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Row of small wooden village houses with garden plots of bananas and cocoa along a winding road in rural St Andrew, elevated three-quarter view, bright morning light.

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From Sugar to Spice: How Freed Grenadians Won Small Plots After 1838

After emancipation in 1838, sugar declined and Grenadians built a peasant farming economy on cocoa and nutmeg. How small plots, métayage and estates evolved.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Hikers resting among moss-covered rocks and giant tree ferns on a misty forest ridge in Grenada's central mountains, looking out over valleys, soft diffused light.

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Fédon's Rebellion and the Land: What 1795 Did to Grenada's Estates

Fédon's Rebellion of 1795 to 1796 burned estates across Grenada. Who Julien Fédon was, what happened at Belvidere, and how the land changed hands after.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Crumbling stone walls of an old estate works overgrown with ferns and breadfruit trees on a hillside in St Patrick, wide-angle view, golden late-afternoon light.

Historic Estates & Land History

How Grenada Was Carved Into Plantation Estates, 1650 to 1838

How Grenada's land was divided into plantation estates under French and British rule, from the 1650s to emancipation, and why that map still shapes land today.

14/10/2026 8 min read

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