The Fort of Saint Vincent Ferrer (Spanish: Fuerte de San Vicente Ferrer) or commonly known as Punta Cruz Watchtower (Tagalog: Bantayan ng Punta Cruz) is a Spanish colonial era watchtower located at the western tip of the municipality of Maribojoc, Bohol, Philippines.The watchtower experienced moderate to serious damage based on a technical assessment done by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts after the 2013 Bohol earthquake.[2][3] Made of cut coral stones, its base is shaped as a perfect isosceles triangle connected to a short hexagonal tower on the second level.Isabel in Taytay, Palawan, the Punta Cruz Watchtower is being considered to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List since 2006 under the collective group of Spanish Colonial Fortifications of the Philippines.Based on the technical assessment conducted by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts after the 2013 Bohol earthquake, the watchtower experienced moderate to serious damage.
Punta Cruz Watchtower after the 2013 Bohol earthquake