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Beyond Brimstone Hill, the road passes the remains of Fort Charles , a 1672 military outpost used as a leper colony from 1890 to 1995, before arriving in Sandy Point , St Kitts' second largest town. Not much happens here, except for diving at the offshore reef; contact Dive St Kitts for more information (tel 869/465-1189 or 1-800/621-1270, ). The point itself is a rather grubby black-sand beach. Lying in the flatlands below the crater-capped Mount Liamuiga , the island's highest point at 3792ft, the northern coast is set to change dramatically in upcoming years as high-rolling developers transform it into St Kitts' secondary resort area. For now, the coastal stretch between Newton Ground and Sandy Bay retains an evocative old-world aura, with windswept ocean vistas, fields of untamed sugarcane and the ruins of abandoned plantations; what few estates remain now house inns that make for excellent lodging or lunch stops. The main settlement this far north, Dieppe Bay , is a former French village that marks the start of the Atlantic coast. Midway down the Atlantic side lies St Kitts' jaw-dropping natural wonder, Black Rocks , a jumble of solidified black lava formations that tumble into the sea. A viewing area is signposted to the left of the main road.
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