Cotton Tree Pen in Portland: Heritage Sites Along the B1 from Rose Hill

Cotton Tree, also called Cotton Tree Pen, sits in Portland Parish along the B1 Buff Bay to Balcarres Road. Approached from the south, the settlement lies north of Rose Hill on a stretch of highway that links Buff Bay with Balcarres and serves as a gateway into this northeastern parish corridor.

Drivers entering Cotton Tree Pen pass Orange Vale on the left. That district holds Orange Vale Great House, dating from the 18th century, and the Orange Vale Plantation Ruins, likewise from the 18th century. The same side of the road offers John’s Ofield Holes, listed as a registered cave. The Buff Bay River also runs to the left of the route as motorists move through the area.

Beyond Cotton Tree, the road continues into Plum Valley. On the left in that section lies Quawos Village. Together, the landmarks along this segment of the B1 outline a short geographic profile of one part of Portland: historic plantation architecture and ruins, a protected cave site, river frontage, and nearby rural communities linked by the main road north from Rose Hill.