"It was from this strategically located stronghold in the parish of Portland, that Nanny launched her wars against the British Colonial government. The Stony River in the area is viewed as the place in which the spiritual powers of the great founding ancestors are most concentrated," said the JNHT.

Nanny Town was considered to be a large village with over 140 houses. After years of conflicts with the English, the village was attacked, occupied and destroyed by English soldiers between 1734 and 1738. The site, though abandoned more than two and a half centuries ago following a prolonged siege by the British colonial troops, is regarded by Maroons with such reverence that is difficult to comprehend by non-Maroons.

Visits to Nanny Town can be arranged by local tour operators.