Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Chandragiri Fort

Chandragiri Fort in Chandragiri (State: Kerala) is one of the oldest forts  perched atop a hill  in India by the side of the river Payaswini.



This 17th century fort is 150 feet above sea level and occupies an area of about seven acres.



This fort is in square shape is currently in not great shape and in ruins. It is one of the chain of forts that was built by Shivappa Nayaka of Bedanore.



How to Reach: This fort is on a highway that lead to Bekal Fort from Kasaragod. It is about 7 kms from Kasargod.



19 comments:

  1. Great picture of the fort..

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  2. Wonderful. Thanks for all pics.

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  3. Nice to know more about this fort.

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  4. Nice perspective on the old fort!

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  5. Small and interesting fort.

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  6. thanks for sharing this slice of history.

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  7. Love your Sky Watch photos!

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  8. Those forts look very strong against intruders!

    Steven

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  9. This is the very nice post. thanks for the sharing.

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  10. Forst play an important part of Canada's history.

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  11. I love seeing these historical places. Thanks for posting this!

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  12. The stones are so massive. Well-built to last so many years. I like the line of fence posts making a diagonal in your black and white photo.

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  13. Thank you for introducing us to this interesting fort in your beautiful country.

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  14. Heard about this for for the first time,the entire stretch is so rich in history, thanks for sharing

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  15. nice perspective.

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  16. Cool pictures. Is it a big climb upto the fort?

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  17. There is a narrow road that takes one to the base of the fort.

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  18. This would make a great play space for kids! :)

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