Pallipuram Fort
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Pallippuram Fort | |
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Paliport Castelo em Cima (Castle on the Top) | |
Vyppin, Ernakulam district | |
Coordinates | 10°10′12″N 76°10′48″E / 10.170°N 76.180°E |
Type | Island fort |
Site information | |
Owner | Government of Kerala |
Controlled by | Portugal (1503-1661) Netherlands (1661-1789) Travancore (1789-1858) India
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Open to the public | Yes |
Condition | Structure |
Site history | |
Built | 27 September 1503 |
Materials | Stone |
Pallippuram Fort or (Paleport Castelo em Cima) is a fort in
Structure
Hexagonal in shape, the lowest internal floor of the fort is raised to a height of 5 feet (1.5 m). The gate and the door posts, and the lintels are finely dressed and arched while underground there is a cellar that was used to store gunpowder. A 3.25 by 3.25 feet (0.99 m × 0.99 m) well provided a source of fresh water.
There is an opening to the north which leads to the cellar. There is a circular slab stone, on which was installed a pillar on which the radiating wooden struts supporting the upper two floors must have rested.
Each face of the fort measures 32 feet (9.8 m) long and 34 feet (10 m) high while the walls are six feet thick. Each face of the fort has three embrasures, one above the other. The central opening of the embrasures measures 2 by 2.5 feet (0.61 m × 0.76 m). The fort could have mounted as many as guns commanding all quarters round it. There is an open space inside affording easy passage to the cellar.
The fort is constructed using laterite,
It has an underground path which connects to some other openings. It was saying that the route goes under rivers and lands which they used to escape from enemies when needed. The underground path is permanently closed now.
Gallery
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Information board
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Inner area of ayakotta
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Ruins of the Fort(Wide View)
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Entrance
References
- ^ "Monuments at a Glance". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 22 December 2004. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
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